While many world leaders congratulated Biden on his election as president in the days leading up to the election, the Kremlin said it was “right” to wait for official results before congratulating Putin on the victory.
“Vladimir Putin wished every success in electing a president, and Russia and the United States have a special responsibility for global security and stability. A Kremlin reading said Tuesday.
“Russian-American cooperation in the interests of equality and mutual respect will serve the interests of the entire international community in both countries,” Putin said.
“For my part, I am ready for cooperation and communication with you,” the Russian president said.
Trump received praise for Putin during his presidency, raising doubts about the relevance of his campaign for Russian interference in the election. The same comfortable relationship cannot be expected with Pitton, who has vowed to regard foreign intervention as “an act of hostility.”
“Whether Russian citizens try to assassinate them abroad, or kill their own opposition leaders, Biden will work hard with allies and allies to push Russia back. [Alexey] Operations in the Siberian navy, or in Syria, Crimea, “Royal United Services Institute Director-General Karin van Hipple told CNN after last month’s election. So he [Putin] He knows that there will be many more attempts to control Russia. “
According to Van Hipple, a former non-political senior adviser to the State Department under the Obama administration, Russia has now had an independent hand for a number of years – including the years in office of President Barack Obama.
In late October, in a 60-minute interview with CBS, Biden called Russia a “major threat” to US national security. In response, Kremlin spokesman Peskov said such rhetoric had “increased hatred of the Russian Federation.”
In the run-up to the election, the two countries did not reach an agreement to extend a key arms reduction agreement signed by Presidents Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in 2010 – which the Trump administration proposed ahead of election day.
Putin has previously indicated that he sees strategic deals as one of the possible points of cooperation with Biden.
Contributed to CNN’s Eliza McIntosh Reporting.