Newsweek reports: Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump for his election victory on Wednesday, as politicians from various political parties in Russia said they expected relations between the Kremlin and Washington to improve.
The Kremlin announced that Putin had sent a telegram to Trump on Wednesday morning expressing “his hope they can work together toward the end of the crisis in Russian-American relations, as well address the pressing issues of the international agenda and the search for effective responses to global security challenges.”
Russia’s major political parties also welcomed the news of a Trump presidency.
Sergey Zheleznyak, member of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party in parliament, hailed Trump’s “deserved victory” in a statement on the party’s website. [Continue reading…]
Pro-Kremlin talking head Sergei Markov: I don't think Russia interfered in the election. But maybe we helped a bit with Wikileaks.
— Shaun Walker (@shaunwalker7) November 9, 2016
