Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to congratulate Republican Donald Trump on his victory in the 2024 presidential election, said the Russian leader’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov.
“I am not aware of the president’s plans to congratulate Trump on his 2024 US election,” the Kremlin spokesman said. “Let’s not forget that we are talking about an unfriendly country that is directly and indirectly involved in a war against our state,” he noted.
Moscow is watching closely and analyzing statements made by American politicians about Russia, Peskov told reporters.
Peskov said relations between the two countries were at a historic low, and it was practically impossible for them to get worse.
He said the US was capable of changing the trajectory of its foreign policy, but “we’ll see in January” when Trump takes office if that happens.
Peskov said Trump had made tough statements during the election campaign but that he had also spoken of breaking the spiral of “continuing old wars and unleashing new ones”.
Russia would watch to see if Trump changed his tone when preparing to enter the Oval Office, Peskov said. “Therefore, we say that we carefully analyze everything, monitor everything, and will draw conclusions based on specific words and specific steps,” he said.
