Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden and says he is ready for collaboration
Russia: Vladimir Putin congratulates Joe Biden and says he is "ready for collaboration"
Russian President waited for official Electoral College vote to send a message to Joe Biden
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on his election as US president and said he wanted to work with him, despite the harmful relations between the two countries.
"I, for one, am ready for collaboration and contact with you," he wrote in a telegram, according to a Kremlin statement. The Russian president is one of the few leaders who has waited for the U.S. Electoral College vote in favor of Joe Biden to congratulate him, explaining the refusal by uncertainty over the outcome of the November 4 election given Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge his defeat and his multiple legal actions.
Biden stands firm against Russia
"V. Putin wished the President-elect success and expressed his conviction that Russia and the United States despite their disagreements, many problems and challenges" in the world can be solved, the Kremlin added in its statement. Joe Biden has vowed to stand firm against Russia, accused of including meddling in the U.S. electoral system to favor the election of Donald Trump in 2016.
The US billionaire has always denied benefiting from Russian efforts, as has Vladimir Putin, despite the findings of US investigators that led to heavy sanctions against Russia.
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