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| Vladimir Putin congratulates US President Donald Trump as Russian leaders celebrate | Vladimir Putin congratulates US President Donald Trump as Russian leaders celebrate |
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| Russian leader Vladimir Putin has congratulated newly-elected US President Donald Trump upon his emphatic shock victory. | |
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| The Kremlin president has officially extended his well wishes to the 70-year-old. | The Kremlin president has officially extended his well wishes to the 70-year-old. |
| The State Duma in the former Soviet Union also reportedly broke into thunderous applause upon news of Hillary Clinton's defeat on Wednesday morning. | |
| Mr Putin sent the former The Apprentice icon and property mogul a congratulatory telegram - according to PA. | |
| In a brief statement, the Kremlin said Mr Putin expressed "his hope to work together for removing Russian-American relations from their crisis state". | |
| Mr Putin also said he had confidence in "building a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington that is based on principles of equality, mutual respect and a real accounting of each other's positions, in the interests of our peoples and the world community". | |
| Clapping and cheering in a Kremlin chamber muffled an announcement by Vyacheslav Nikonov, chairman of the country's parliamentary committee on education and foreign affairs committee member, that Trump had triumphed - according to state news agency RIA-Novosti and Russian website Interfax.com. | |
| ""Three minutes ago, Hillary Clinton acknowledged her defeat in the US presidential elections and just seconds ago, Trump began his speech as president-elect. I congratulate all of you on this," said Mr Nikonov. | |
| Mr Putin's sentiment has been echoed by the congratulations to Mr Trump by far-right Front National party leader Marine Le Pen. | |
| “Congratulations to the new President of the US, Donald Trump, and the American people – free!” she tweeted. | |
| European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker meanwhile have invited Mr Trump to the EU summit at the "earliest convenience". | |
| As far back as 2011, Donald Trump signalled endorsement for ex-Lieutenant Colonel Mr Putin by speculating whether he could be "his new best friend". | |
| Last year Mr Trump said the pair would "get along very well" and in response the two-time former Russian prime minister said the American was "a bright and talented person without any doubt" and "an outstanding and talented personality". | |
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