Trump congratulate Putin for the record victory; severely criticised

Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump confirmed that he had called Putin to tell him <x0, used victory in the presidential election “, and his wish that “together in the near future open up the possibility of discussing the arms issue”.

But the two leaders have not discussed Russia's intervention in the 2016 US presidential elections or the poisoning of double agent Sergei Scripal, reports the Guardian”, Periscope broadcast.

Former American presidential candidate John McCain has criticised Trump for failing to turn the presidential election in Russia after many irregularities faced by observers.

A US president does not own the free world by congratulating a dictator for winning shameful elections,” declared McCain. “Doing so with Vladimir Putin, President Trump insulted every Russian citizen who has been denied the right to vote, including countless Russian patriots who have risked and resisted protests against Putin's regime. ”

The American president has refused to criticize Putin, or to admit that Moscow may have been the main player in his entry into the White House.

The phone call between the two counterparts comes after the United States has imposed sanctions on 19 Russian citizens who allegedly intervened in the American presidential elections.

Sanctions include wealthy businessmen and internet research agencies.

Western leaders had avoided offering direct congratulations to Putin, as is common after an election victory.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, and France's President Emmanuel Macron have congratulated Putin, but have avoided the word “congratulations-urime” in an experimental way, only wishing him luck and success./Periscopi/