MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on successful the US presidential election in November, saying he hoped the international locations may put aside their variations to advertise international safety.
Putin wished the US president-elect each success and stated that, “personally, I’m prepared for collaboration and contacts with you,” in line with a Kremlin assertion.
The Russian president was one of many final remaining leaders of main world international locations to have held again on congratulating Biden, who was confirmed as the following US president by the Electoral College on Monday.
Officers in Moscow, together with the nation’s elections chief and overseas minister, had earlier criticised the US elections course of, describing it as archaic and never consultant of the desire of the individuals.
In his congratulatory telegram to Biden, Putin stated that their international locations “bear particular accountability for international safety and stability.”
He stated he was assured that Russia and the United States may, “regardless of their variations, actually contribute to fixing many problems and challenges that the world is at present going through.”
Biden is predicted to take a more durable stand in opposition to Russia than outgoing US President Donald Trump, who he slammed in the course of the marketing campaign for having “embraced so many autocrats around the globe, beginning with Vladimir Putin”.
Russia was accused of interfering within the 2016 US election to assist get Trump elected, within the hope he would take a softer line with Moscow.
Putin wished the US president-elect each success and stated that, “personally, I’m prepared for collaboration and contacts with you,” in line with a Kremlin assertion.
The Russian president was one of many final remaining leaders of main world international locations to have held again on congratulating Biden, who was confirmed as the following US president by the Electoral College on Monday.
Officers in Moscow, together with the nation’s elections chief and overseas minister, had earlier criticised the US elections course of, describing it as archaic and never consultant of the desire of the individuals.
In his congratulatory telegram to Biden, Putin stated that their international locations “bear particular accountability for international safety and stability.”
He stated he was assured that Russia and the United States may, “regardless of their variations, actually contribute to fixing many problems and challenges that the world is at present going through.”
Biden is predicted to take a more durable stand in opposition to Russia than outgoing US President Donald Trump, who he slammed in the course of the marketing campaign for having “embraced so many autocrats around the globe, beginning with Vladimir Putin”.
Russia was accused of interfering within the 2016 US election to assist get Trump elected, within the hope he would take a softer line with Moscow.