Russia congratulates Trump – Putin

The Russian president says he’s ready for dialogue with his US counterpart

Russia congratulates Donald Trump on taking office as US president and welcomes his proclaimed intent to resume contacts between the two countries, Vladimir Putin has said.  

The Russian president made the remarks on Monday during a meeting of the country’s National Security Council.

“We’re hearing the statements of the newly elected US president and members of his team about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, which were halted by the outgoing administration. We also hear his statement about the need to do everything to prevent world war three,” Putin said. 

“Of course, we welcome such an attitude and congratulate the elected US president on taking office,” he added.

Moscow has never “refused dialogue” with Washington and has always expressed readiness to deal with any US administration, the president noted. Russia remains committed to its principles and believes the dialogue must be built upon “equal and mutually respectful basis,” Putin emphasized.

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