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“For my part, I am ready for interaction and contact with you,” Putin said as quoted by the Kremlin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election on Tuesday, after weeks of holding out.
Putin’s message to Biden came a day after the U.S. Electoral College confirmed Biden as the nation’s next president, ratifying his November victory in a state-by-state authorized repudiation of President Donald Trump’s refusal to admit he had lost.
The Kremlin had previously said that the Russian president would not congratulate Biden until the winner was officially confirmed.
“We are waiting for the end of the internal political confrontation,” Putin said last month, referring to the many Republican challenges to the vote count.
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In his message, Putin wished Biden “every success,” according to a Kremlin statement on Tuesday, and expressed confidence that “Russia and the United States, which have a special responsibility for global security and stability, they can, despite the differences, really contribute to solving many problems. ” problems and challenges facing the world today. “
The Russian president noted that “Russian-American cooperation based on the principles of equality and mutual respect would satisfy the interests of the people of both countries and of the entire international community.”
“For my part, I am ready for interaction and contact with you,” Putin said as quoted by the Kremlin.
