Russian President Vladimir Putin publicly congratulated Donald Trump on the victory in the US presidential election and drew attention to his public statements about the desire to restore relations with Russia and contribute to the completion of the Ukrainian crisis.
“I take the opportunity, I want to congratulate him on the election of the US president. As I said, we will work with any head of state to which the American people will trust. So it will really be in practice,” Putin said, speaking At the plenary meeting of the Valdai discussion club.
The president said that he was ready to contact Trump and does not consider it shameful to call him.
The President of Russia said that he heard in the words of Trump the desire to restore relations with Russia and “contribute to the completion of the Ukrainian crisis.”
He answered the question of whether he was ready to talk with the chosen president of the United States if he calls him before the inauguration.
“Everyone initially said that he is mainly and did not understand much in politics. Firstly, his behavior at the time of the assassination impressed me. He is a courageous person. As for politics, in the first iteration I had such an impression that he was bought from all sides, did not allow him to move, ”said Putin, speaking of Trump.
Putin also commented on the attempt on Trump during the election campaign. According to him, he behaved in extraordinary conditions very correctly, courageously. This, according to Putin, made an impression on him. In general, Putin called all the US presidents with whom he worked interesting people.