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Putin Congratulates Trump on Presidential Win, Says Russia Ready for Contacts

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House in January after winning Tuesday's presidential election. On the campaign trail, Trump promised repeatedly to work to end the crisis in Ukraine and restore peace in the world.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his election as President of the United States.

“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him [Trump] on being elected President of the United States of America,” Putin said during his speech at the Valdai International Discussion Club.

The Valdai International Discussion Club brings together leading foreign and Russian experts in political science, economics, history, and international relations.

The club was established in September 2004 through an initiative by RIA Novosti News Agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and the journals Russia in Global Affairs and Russia Profile. The club takes its name from the location of its first conference, which was held in Veliky Novgorod near Lake Valdai.

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