Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his recent victory in the US presidential election.
“I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate him on his election as president of the US,” Putin said on Thursday at the annual Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea city of Sochi. “I have already said that we will work with any head of state that the American people trust,” he said.
Putin said he was ready to renew contact and hold discussions with Trump, and that the incoming president’s proposals on Ukraine deserved attention.
The Kremlin earlier welcomed Trump’s claim that he could negotiate an end to the conflict in Ukraine “in 24 hours” but emphasized that it will wait for concrete policy steps.
As to what he expects from a second Trump presidency, Putin said, “I don’t know what will happen now, I have no idea.”
“For him, this is still his last presidential term. What he will do is his matter,” Putin said.
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