Putin congratulates Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year’s greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government.
However, Putin did convey his seasonal greetings to Obama, his family and the American people in a separate statement earlier Friday, while responding to the latest wave of US sanctions against Russia.
In his annual greetings statement, Putin expressed hope that after Trump is sworn in as US President on January 20, the two countries, “acting in a constructive and pragmatic manner, will be able to take real steps to restore the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation in various areas and take their interaction in the international arena to a whole new level.”
“Major global and regional challenges that our countries have confronted in recent years clearly confirm that Russia-US relations are an important factor in ensuring stability and security in the modern world,” reads Putin’s direct message to Trump, released by the Kremlin on Friday.
Trump: Putin ‘very smart’
Earlier Friday, Putin said Moscow would not expel 35 American diplomats in response to US sanctions against Russia, as had been recommended by the Russian Foreign Ministry, and would “not resort to irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy.”
Trump responded with kind words for Putin, tweeting Friday that he was “very smart” for withholding reciprocal sanctions on the United States, at least for the time being. Full Story
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly congratulated President-elect Donald Trump – not President Obama – during his New Year’s statement to foreign leaders.
Putin said that he looks forward to Trump’s administration and hopes that the U.S. and Russia can act “in a constructive and pragmatic manner,” CNN reported Saturday.
The Russian leader said he hopes the nations “will be able to take real steps to restore the mechanisms of bilateral cooperation in various areas and take their interaction in the international arena to a whole new level.”
The Russian leader did congratulate Obama and his family with the upcoming holiday in a separate response to an array of new anti-Russian measures announced by the White House on Friday.
The measures included new punishing sanctions and expulsion of 35 Russian officials from the U.S. as a response to findings from intelligence agencies that Moscow attempted to interfere in the November election.
In his direct message to Trump released by the Kremlin on Friday, Putin underscored the importance of strong bilateral relations between Russia and the U.S. when it comes to global geopolitical stability, according to CNN.
“Major global and regional challenges that our countries have confronted in recent years clearly confirm that Russia-US relations are an important factor in ensuring stability and security in the modern world,” Putin said. Full Story
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