Friday, November 8, 2024

Trump and Putin express desire to talk before January inauguration

Both US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have expressed a desire to communicate with each other before the President-elect's January inauguration.

Trump said he has not spoken with Putin since his election victory this week but added, "I think we'll speak," according to an interview with Trump published by NBC on Thursday.


In his first remarks since the US election, Putin officially congratulated Trump on his election victory while speaking to the press at the Valadai forum in Sochi, according to reporting from The Moscow Times.  I take this opportunity to congratulate him," he said and further added that he was "ready" to speak with the "courageous" President-elect.  (Read More)