Moscow, Russia:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election in November, saying he hoped the nations could set aside their variations to market worldwide safety.
Putin wished the US president-elect each achievement and stated that, “for my part, I am ready for collaboration and contacts with you,” according to a Kremlin statement.
The Russian president was one particular of the final remaining leaders of important planet nations to have held back on congratulating Biden, who was confirmed as the subsequent US president by the Electoral College on Monday.
Officials in Moscow, which includes the country’s elections chief and foreign minister, had earlier criticised the US elections procedure, describing it as archaic and not representative of the will of the individuals.
In his congratulatory telegram to Biden, Putin stated that their nations “bear special responsibility for global security and stability.”
He stated he was confident that Russia and the United States could, “despite their differences, really contribute to solving many problems and challenges that the world is currently facing.”
Biden is anticipated to take a tougher stand against Russia than outgoing US President Donald Trump, who he slammed throughout the campaign for getting “embraced so many autocrats around the world, starting with Vladimir Putin”.
Russia was accused of interfering in the 2016 US election to aid get Trump elected, in the hope he would take a softer line with Moscow.
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