Republican Party candidate and former President Donald Trump won the recent presidential election in the United States. He has defeated his rival Kamala Harris in the election by a wide margin. Leaders around the world have sent congratulatory messages to Trump on his victory. At the same time, now Russian President Vladimir Putin finally congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the presidential elections. We tell you that this is Putin’s first comment after the American elections.
What did Putin say?
Russian President Vladimir Putin was attending an international conference in the tourist hub of Sochi. Putin was questioned at the conference about Trump’s victory. Putin responded: “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your election as President of the United States.” Putin further said that what Donald Trump has said about his willingness to reset relations with Russia to help end the Ukraine crisis is at least noteworthy.
Trump has talked about ending the war
Putin congratulated Donald Trump on Thursday, a day after his election victory. This is Putin’s first public comment on the US election. However, the Kremlin had previously welcomed Donald Trump’s claim that he could negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine within 24 hours. The Kremlin stressed that it would wait for concrete political measures.
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