Kremlin says Putin awaiting official US result to congratulate winner

Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said he will respect the choice of the American people, according to Kremlin. (Sputnik/AFP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin is waiting for official results from the US presidential election before congratulating a winner, the Kremlin said on Monday.

“We consider it correct to wait for the official results to be finalized. I want to remind you that President Putin repeatedly said he will respect the choice of the American people,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

Many world leaders congratulated president-elect Joe Biden after he took an insurmountable lead over Donald Trump in the vote count.

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