Russia and China await the official results of the US presidential elections to congratulate the winner



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As congratulatory messages reached the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, starting on Saturday, Russia and Beijing announced that they were waiting for the announcement of the official results of the presidential elections in the United States to congratulate the winner.

While proceeding President-elect of the USA Joe Biden Preparations for his transfer to the White House Despite the refusal of outgoing President Donald Trump to acknowledge his defeat, the Kremlin announced on Monday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is awaiting the announcement of the official results of the presidential elections in the United States to congratulate the winner.

“We consider it correct to await the official results of the elections that were held. I want to recall that President Putin said several times that he will respect the choice of the American people, whatever it is,” Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

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For its part, China refrained from congratulating Joe Biden on his victory, noting that the final result of the elections was not yet known. “We have noted that Biden has announced that he is the winner in the elections,” a spokesman for China’s Foreign Minister Wang Wenbin told reporters on Monday. He added: “As far as we know, the outcome of the elections will be determined in accordance with the laws and mechanisms in force in the United States.”

While congratulatory messages arrived since Saturday, other countries besides China and Russia have so far refrained from sending a message to Biden, including Mexico and Brazil.

And if the defeat of the Republican billionaire will alleviate China, which paid the price for a trade war launched by Washington in 2018, some experts indicate that Beijing may fear that Joe Biden will pressure it further in the field of human rights.

France 24 / AFP

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