PUTIN CONGRATULATES BIDEN, SAYS “READY FOR COLLABORATION”

Tue 15 December 2020:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of congratulations to US President-elect Joe Biden following the confirmation of his win by the Electoral College.

The Russian president stood out in his absence among world leaders who had congratulated Biden in the days after the election winner was first declared in November.

Officials in Moscow, including the country’s elections chief and foreign minister, had earlier criticised the US elections process, describing it as archaic and not representative of the will of the people.

According to Kremlin officials, Putin had chosen to hold off on sending his congratulations until the official results were confirmed, despite having congratulated Donald Trump in 2016 as soon as the projected result was clear.

In his congratulatory telegram to Biden, Putin said that their countries “bear special responsibility for global security and stability.”

Biden could take a harder line against the Russian government than Trump, including potential sanctions. The Democrat had criticized Trump for having “embraced so many autocrats around the world, starting with Putin.

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