Golden Finance reported that on March 14 local time, Russian President Putin said at a video conference of the Standing Committee of the Russian Federal Security Conference that Russia has noticed the efforts of the new US government led by President Trump to improve bilateral relations between Russia and the United States. Putin pointed out that the process of restoring bilateral relations is not simple and can be said to be complicated. Putin pointed out that after he had spoken with Trump and initial contacts between the two countries, relations between Russia and the United States have made progress, and Russia remains concerned about subsequent progress. Putin stressed that Russia understands Trump's stance of calling for mercy to the besieged Ukrainian army. He said that if the Ukrainian army lay down their weapons and surrendered, Russia will ensure their lives and receive due treatment in accordance with international law and Russian law. Putin pointed out that in order to effectively realize the call of the US president, the Ukrainian leadership needs to order its military personnel to lay down their weapons and surrender.