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Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that his relationship with likely future US counterpart Joe Biden is off to a rocky start after he didn’t join many other world leaders in congratulating the former vice president.
In comments to the Rossiya-1 news channel, Putin said that it would have been improper to pre-empt the conclusion of the contest while the results have still not been made certain. “There is no hidden motivation and nothing unusual,” he told viewers, “and nothing that could cause our relationship to deteriorate… This is purely a formality.”
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Update #1: Putin says it’s early to congratulate US election winner as legal issues not sorted out (TASS)
Update #2: Putin Reveals Why He Hasn't Yet Congratulated Biden (Sputnik)
WNU Editor: The sentiment in Moscow among pundits and the media is that there is going to be very little if any direct communications between Putin and Biden. They see what I see. An American leader who is experiencing a cognitive decline due to age. Their focus is more on Kamala Harris.
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