Friday, November 8, 2024 - The Kremlin said Wednesday, November 6 that Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to congratulate U.S. President-elect Trump on his victory.
Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a
briefing that U.S.-Russian relations were at "their lowest point in
history" and that he could not say anything about Putin's reaction.
“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 media.
In a statement, Russia's Foreign Ministry said Trump's win
"obviously reflect Americans’ disappointment in the performance of the
Biden administration and the election programme of the Democratic Party
formulated by Vice-President Kamala Harris, who was hastily chosen to replace
the incumbent President in the race."
The foreign ministry's statement accused Democrats of a
"propaganda campaign" against Trump and said the Republican
president-elect highlighted issues of concern to Americans "as a
counterbalance to the White House's globalist course." It also suggested
that Trump's win could "fuel internal tensions and bitterness"
between progressives and conservatives.
But the Russian foreign ministry did not welcome Trump's win
either.
"We have no illusions
regarding the President-elect, who is well known in Russia, or the new
Congress, where Republicans have reportedly won control. The US ruling
political elite adheres to anti-Russia principles and the policy of 'containing
Moscow.' This line does not depend on changes in America’s domestic political
barometer, no matter if it is Trump and his supporters’ 'America above all' or
the Democrats’ focus on a 'rules-based world order
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