Germany said it would not congratulate Putin on his election victory

2024-03-18T11:06:17.466Z

Highlights: 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%.

Germany does not consider the presidential elections in Russia to be legitimate and is not going to congratulate Vladimir Putin on his victory, said Deputy Representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Christiane Hoffmann, noting that Berlin is ready to conduct a dialogue with the Russian president, but only “if it is useful.”