Russian President Putin Finally Congratulates Trump On His Election Victory

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : While Trump is known for his admiration of Putin, the Russian leader has repeatedly noted that during Trump's first term, there were "so many restrictions and sanctions against Russia like no other president has ever introduced before him."
55% : Putin congratulated Trump on Thursday in his first public comment on the U.S. vote, and he praised the president-elect's courage during the July assassination attempt.
40% : He dismissed arguments that Putin's failure to reach out quickly to Trump could hurt future ties, saying that Moscow's relations with Washington already are at the "lowest point in history" and arguing that it will be up to the new U.S. leadership to change the situation.
31% : Putin also said that what Trump has said "about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to help end the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion, deserves attention at least.
31% : Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday the Kremlin is not ruling out the possibility of contact between Putin and Trump before the inauguration, given that Trump "said he would call Putin before the inauguration.

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