Kremlin: Putin won't congratulate Biden until challenges end
Source: ABC News
MOSCOW -- Russian President Vladimir Putin wont congratulate President-elect Joe Biden until legal challenges to the U.S. election are resolved and the result is official, the Kremlin announced Monday.
Putin is one of a handful of world leaders who have not commented on Bidens victory, which was called by major news organizations on Saturday. But President Donald Trump's team has promised legal action in the coming days and refused to concede his loss, while alleging large-scale voter fraud, so far without proof.
When Trump won in 2016, Putin was prompt in offering congratulations but Trump's challenger in that election, Hillary Clinton, also conceded the day after the vote.
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters Monday that this year is different. Obviously, you can see that certain legal procedures are coming there, which were announced by the incumbent president therefore this situation is different, so we consider it correct to wait for the official announcement, he said.
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Nikki28
(557 posts)We want to make Putin pay.He needs to pay for his crimes against our country and for stealing our election in 16.I hope Biden is tough on him.Putil knows Biden do not play with him.He may never call him for all I care because it will only benefit him.He knows he is behind Trump rantings with the mail n votes as well as the Republicans disinformation.Go kick rosk Putin and take your puppet with you.
Roy Rolling
(6,911 posts)Who gives a rats ass?
CanonRay
(14,098 posts)onetexan
(13,036 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)He's going to pay for what he's done to us.
Lonestarblue
(9,971 posts)Biden is too much a statesman to refuse Putins call, but what the CIA can do will be secret. Time for some retribution for 2016and for 2017-2020.
BigmanPigman
(51,584 posts)Punish Putin for all the shit he has done to our country (basically attacked us and continues to do so). The CIA or some agency should know what to do....even better than poisoned tea.
2naSalit
(86,533 posts)NEOBuckeye
(2,781 posts)We know your boy didnt win. This says it all.
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)groundloop
(11,518 posts)as in "how does he hope to enrich himself and his cronies?".
FreepFryer
(7,077 posts)Hiawatha Pete
(1,797 posts)Cha
(297,137 posts)tubes.
PSPS
(13,590 posts)PJMcK
(22,031 posts)Putin can pound sand. If Putin ever does call to congratulate President-Elect Biden, I hope Biden ignores the call. Screw Putin! He messed with our sovereignty.
I'm confident that when President Biden gets around to dealing with Russia, it ain't gonna be pretty.
It's time the U.S. took serious actions against Russia and Putin for all the trouble they've caused the U.S. and the world. Putin has been at war with us for quite some time. It's time to shut him down and our man Joe is just the one to do it.
OAITW r.2.0
(24,449 posts)Biden. Like, maybe he wants to continue fomenting divisiveness and social unrest in the country which is his greatest adversary?
They really are Useful Idiot Party now.
xxqqqzme
(14,887 posts)horse you rode in on vlad.
llashram
(6,265 posts)Trumps BFF can offer him sanctuary, that's the extent of his worth to any true Democrat. Get trump outta here.
Crowman2009
(2,494 posts)Give him the Sewell Avery treatment.
iluvtennis
(19,844 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,900 posts)If Trump takes refuge in Russia a lot of US intelligence is compromised.
joanbarnes
(1,722 posts)Crowman2009
(2,494 posts)...tank and artillery piece is located in their area.
tiagim
(1 post)Donald Trump is giving his idol Vladimir Putin one final gift before he leaves the White House: Undermining US international standing by claiming without evidence that there was some sort of election fraud that stole the presidency from him. Now Putin, and other dictators can go preaching around the world how the United States has no credibility talking about democratic values because their own president says they have fraudulent elections. If the US president says it then there must be substance to the claims, Putin will say.
And of course all these slimey Republicans, like for example Ted Cruz and Lindsey Graham, who parrot Trump's claims instead of denouncing them are equally complicit in weakening the US. What's even worse is that Cruz and Graham, who are both lawyers, know full well that Trump's lawsuits are just a show, lack merit and hence have no chance of succeeding in the courts. And even if they succeeded they wouldn't change the election result. But Cruz and Graham will repeat these bogus claims because they are goading their voter base for their own personal gain and political success. At the expense of the United States.
gopiscrap
(23,756 posts)ffr
(22,669 posts)RELEASE THE FUNDS, as your American puppets are required to by law.
dalton99a
(81,444 posts)C Moon
(12,212 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,885 posts)Crowman2009
(2,494 posts)LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,582 posts)KayF
(1,345 posts)it's well known.
apnu
(8,754 posts)Worried2020
(444 posts).
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The Donald is a loose cannon if'n y'all ain't noticed,
and still got his trigger finger on the nuke button.
Time to be treading lightly methinks,
Trump won't be
(sigh)
W
orangecrush
(19,522 posts)Your day is coming, asshole.