Will Putin congratulate Trump? A flash statement has come from Russia.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov answered journalists' questions about current issues. Peskov gave a highly discussed response to the question of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would congratulate Donald Trump, the winner of the presidential election in the USA.

"PUTIN HAS NO CONGRATULATORY PLAN"

Peskov stated, "The President (Putin) has no plans to congratulate Trump on the election. Let's not forget that there is a hostile country involved here that has directly and indirectly intervened in the war against our country." In response to the question of whether Russia-US relations would suffer further damage if Putin did not congratulate Trump, Peskov said, "It is almost impossible for relations to worsen. Relations are at their lowest point in history, and the future of relations depends on the new US administration." Peskov added, "There is nothing to say about the President's (Putin's) initial reaction. We are communicating the data coming from Washington."

"PUTIN IS OPEN TO DIALOGUE"

In response to the question of whether Putin is ready for a phone conversation with Donald Trump regarding the resolution of the war in Ukraine, Peskov said, "Don't ask us this. I remind you of Putin's words, his openness to contacts and dialogue. This is our consistent stance, which is well known around the world. Let's wait for concrete actions for the rest." When asked whether Moscow has any predictions about whether the US will change its policy towards Ukraine, Peskov replied, "The US is a country that has the potential to change its foreign policy. However, we can only see whether this will happen after January."

"WAR DOES NOT END OVERNIGHT"