The United Nations welcomes the potential dialog between the United States and Russia, a UN spokesman said on Friday.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said at a regular briefing that they have seen relevant reports from both sides saying that the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to initiate dialog with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
"Obviously, once [Trump is] in office, any dialog between the United States and Russia is to be welcomed," he said.
On Friday, U.S. media reported that Trump was planning dialogs with Putin on the Ukraine issue.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Friday that Putin is open to potential negotiations with Trump without any preconditions,
Peskov said Russia has noticed that Trump expressed his readiness to solve problems through dialog, and Russia welcomes this.
He said no specific conditions are required for future negotiations, adding that both leaders must show a mutual desire and political will to resolve existing problems via dialog.
He also confirmed that Putin is open to future talks with Trump, and will begin the planning for a meeting once Trump takes office.
UN welcomes any dialog between US, Russia
UN welcomes any dialog between US, Russia
UN welcomes any dialog between US, Russia
Chinese scientists have made improvements for the porthole of the Shenzhou-23 spaceship at the launch site to avoid potential emergency situations caused by space debris.
The Shenzhou-20 spaceship's return capsule viewport window suffered a suspected impact from space debris during its mission last year. The three Shenzhou-20 astronauts returned safely aboard the Shenzhou-21 spaceship on Nov. 14, 2025, and later on Nov. 25, China launched the Shenzhou-22 spaceship to provide a return vessel for the three Shenzhou-21 astronauts, who are currently in orbit.
To avoid such a potential emergency during the Shenzhou-23 mission, the porthole improvements were implemented ahead of schedule.
According to the original plan, the porthole upgrade was scheduled for implementation on the Shenzhou-24 spacecraft. However, after the Shenzhou-20 experienced an in-orbit space debris impact that affected the astronauts’ return, the team conducted a comprehensive assessment and decided to advance the upgrade to Shenzhou-23 to ensure a smooth and safe mission.
"The previous version of the viewport window had one layer of anti-ablation glass, while we increased that to two layers for the new window for dual redundancy. In addition, we have taken an extra protective measure as a final safeguard inside the capsule. These make up a three-layer anti-ablation function, adding an extra insurance for the astronauts to work and live safely and securely in orbit, and to return safely," said He Yu, chief commander of Shenzhou spacecraft of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.
Under normal circumstances, the viewport windows are installed at the spacecraft assembly workshop in Beijing before the capsule is assembled with other ones. But, since the Shenzhou-23 had already been manufactured and placed on emergency standby at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, the porthole upgrade was conducted after all three modules had already been assembled -- a process much more difficult due to the confined space inside the capsule.
"Our guiding principle is putting people first. Moreover, we must further demonstrate the strength of China as a major country with strong aerospace capabilities. We will never allow space debris to affect the smooth progress of our mission," said the chief commander.
Shenzhou-23 spaceship undergoes porthole improvements at launch site
