Putin has no plans to congratulate Trump, Kremlin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has no plans to congratulate former President Trump on his election night victory, the Kremlin said Wednesday amid speculation the Republican president-elect will have closer relations with Moscow.

Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said at a Wednesday briefing that he was not aware of any plans to congratulate Trump and made clear that relations with the U.S. were at a historic low.

"It is practically impossible to make relations between the United States and Russia any worse as they are already at their lowest point in history," Peskov said, according to Russian state-run media outlet TASS.

However, Peskov said the........

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