The leaders were said to have discussed recent U.S. envoy visits to Moscow and Kyiv as peace talks remain stalled.

Russia does not seek "de-dollarisation" and is open to every acceptable method of ​payment, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday, ‌in a virtual interaction with Indian reporters, days before the BRICS leaders' summit in New Delhi.

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone following a visit by US mediators to Kiev and Moscow for talks on ending the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Yuri Ushakov, Putin's foreign affairs adviser, told reporters that "in view of the speculation about Russia's alleged hostile intentions toward European countries, it was underlined that we don't have any aggressive plans regarding Europe.

The statement comes after U.S. envoy Jared Kushner said Washington hopes to resume negotiations in a trilateral format.

MOSCOW, Sept 7 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that it did not rule out the resumption of peace talks between Russia, Ukraine and the United States, but said it was too early to say when and where such talks might take place.

Russia says 90% of payments with BRICS nations use national currencies, as Kremlin's Dmitry Peskov rejects de-dollarisation and anti-Western bloc claims.