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Russian President Putin Congratulates Biden On Election Victory

The Russian president said he wishes "every success" to Pres.-elect Biden, as Russia stands accused of interfering in the U.S. electoral system.

Russian President Putin Congratulates Biden On Election Victory

Alexei Nikolsky / Pool / Sputnik Kremlin

By Jay Strubberg

Posted: 3:00 p.m. EST Dec 15, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory in the 2020 election.

The news comes a day after the Electoral College officially locked in the results.

In a message, Putin wishes "every success" to Biden. Poland's president also congratulated him. Russia stands accused of interfering in the U.S. electoral system.

President-elect Biden has vowed to "treat foreign interference in our election as an adversarial act" and threatened "to impose substantial and lasting costs on state perpetrators."

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