Putin has no plans to congratulate Trump, Kremlin says

Putin has no plans to congratulate Trump, Kremlin says​

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to congratulate former President Trump on his election night victory, the Kremlin said Wednesday amid speculation the Republican president-elect will have closer relations with Moscow.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a Wednesday briefing that he was not aware of any plans to congratulate Trump and made clear that relations with the U.S. were at a historic low.

“It is practically impossible to make relations between the United States and Russia any worse as they are already at their lowest point in history,” Peskov said, according to Russian state-run media outlet TASS.

However, Peskov said the next administration has the chance to change its position on dialogue with Russia.

“President Putin has repeatedly said that he is open to a constructive dialogue based on justice, equality, and mutual respect for each other’s concerns. And President Putin remains committed to this position and has reiterated it multiple times,” Peskov added. “But today, the U.S. administration holds a contrary position. Let’s wait and see what happens in January,”

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“President Putin has repeatedly said that he is open to a constructive dialogue based on justice, equality, and mutual respect for each other’s concerns. And President Putin remains committed to this position and has reiterated it multiple times,” Peskov added. “But today, the U.S. administration holds a contrary position. Let’s wait and see what happens in January,”

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"Let's wait and see what happens in January."

I see that ^ as a teeny glimmer of hope, that negotiations may open for the war in Ukraine to end.

'Courageous man': Putin weighs in on Trump win, says he's ready to talk about Ukraine​

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory, calling him a "courageous man" who was "hounded from all sides" and saying he was ready to talk to the president-elect about Ukraine.

They were Putin's first public remarks on Trump since he won Tuesday's presidential vote. Russia's leader made them late Thursday during an event where he spoke for several hours in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.