Putin ready to work with any U.S. leader

Russia’s President Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council in Moscow

Russia's President Vladimir Putin congratulates Biden at last

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he was ready to work with any U.S. leader.

He also said he is ready to congratulate whoever emerges the winner of the U.S. presidential election once all the legal formalities are settled, Russian news agencies reported.

Putin has withheld comment, while President Donald Trump has been taking legal action to try to overturn his Nov. 3 election defeat to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden.

“We will work with anyone who has the trust of the American people,” Putin was quoted as saying on state television.

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But the winner must be named either by the opposing party, which should acknowledge the victory of their opponents or after the final results of the election are confirmed in a legitimate, legal way, Putin said.

That follows previous Kremlin comment that it would wait for the official results of the U.S. presidential election before commenting on its outcome.

Reuters/NAN

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