Russian President Vladimir Putin’s congratulations to Donald Trump on his victory in the presidential elections during the Valdai plenary session can be considered official, said the press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
“Everything the President says is official” — he told reporters, answering the corresponding question.
Earlier, Putin, during a speech at a meeting of the Valdai international debate club, congratulated Trump on his election as president of the United States.
Donald Trump, who had already been president of the United States since the 2016 election, won the presidential election on November 5.
Democratic Party Candidate Kamala Harris spoke to his followers and said he would admit defeat, and the current president of the United States joe biden He spoke with Trump and congratulated him.
The Electoral College of the states must vote on the candidates according to the will of the electors on December 17, and on January 6 the new Congress will approve the results of the vote. The inauguration will take place on January 20.
