[HIGHLIGHTS] Germany said it would not congratulate Putin on his election victory

Germany does not consider the presidential elections in Russia to be legitimate. Berlin is ready to conduct a dialogue with the Russian president, but only “if it is useful” Based on the results of processing 99.83% of the protocols, self-nominated Vladimir Putin is in the lead with 87.3% of votes.

The German authorities attempted to interfere in the presidential election through NGOs and the media, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The Communist Party candidate Nikolai Kharitonov gains 4.31%, Vladislav Davankov from the New People party 3.83%, Leonid Slutsky from the Liberal Democratic Party 3.21%.