Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US elections.

"In a telegram, Vladimir Putin wished the President-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States, which bear special responsibility for global security and stability, can, despite their differences, really contribute to solving many problems and challenges that the world is currently facing," - says the Kremlin website.

In this case, cooperation between the two countries based on the principles of equality and mutual respect would meet the interests of the Russian and American peoples, as well as the entire international community, Putin noted.

“For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you,” the Russian president stressed.

Earlier, the American electoral college approved the results of the voting held in the country, according to which the Democratic candidate Joe Biden won the presidential election.

These results were presented by the American media.

So, according to the latest data from CNN and the Associated Press, Biden received 306 electoral votes, while incumbent President Donald Trump received 232 votes.

Let us remind you that the total number of electors is 538; to win the elections, a candidate needs to receive 270 votes.

The results must now be approved at a joint meeting of the US Senate and House of Representatives, which is scheduled for January 6.

After that, on January 20, the inauguration of the elected president will take place.

It is worth noting that the 78-year-old politician, having assumed the office of the 46th President of the United States, will become the oldest head of state (at the time of his election) in the entire history of the country.

According to the latest data provided by FOX News, more than 81.2 million voters have voted for Biden.

On Monday, shortly after the electoral college vote, Joe Biden gave a speech in Delaware and said that "the rule of law, constitution and the will of the people" had prevailed over Trump's efforts to reverse the election results.

“The flame of democracy has been kindled in our country long ago.

And now we know: nothing, not even a pandemic and abuse of power, can extinguish it, ”Biden quotes CNN.

The President-elect strongly condemned Trump's attempts to "change reality."

He listed the failures of his rival's headquarters in federal and state courts, as well as in state legislatures, adding that the recounts failed to significantly change the vote.

He called the efforts of the incumbent head of the White House and his supporters to cancel the election results "unprecedentedly radical."

“Fortunately, the Supreme Court unanimously, unconditionally and without delay rejected this attempt,” Biden said.

He also announced the main areas of work that his administration plans to do after the inauguration.

Biden highlighted the need to fight the coronavirus pandemic, spread the vaccine, and restore the economy that suffered during the epidemic.

We will remind that the presidential elections in the United States took place on November 3.

A few days later, the largest American media, which conducted their own vote count, announced Biden's victory.

Donald Trump did not recognize the results of the vote, declaring his intention to challenge them in court, and demanded a recount in several key states.

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At the same time, at the end of November, Trump promised that he would leave the White House if the Electoral College votes for his opponent.

At the same time, he reiterated that "massive fraud" took place in the voting, and the falsifications were carried out "at the highest level."

At the same time, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) under the US Department of Homeland Security, together with the government's electoral infrastructure coordinating council, issued a statement calling the elections the safest in the history of the United States.

The department clarified that it has no information about the loss of ballots or unaccounted for votes.

“There is no evidence that any voting systems have erased or lost votes, changed votes, or were in any way compromised,” RIA Novosti reports.

At the end of November, Donald Trump said on Twitter that he had recommended to the US General Services Administration to begin the process of transferring power to Joe Biden's team.