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US President Donald Trump has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his fourth term at the helm of the Russian Federation.

Vice President Trump congratulates Putin and hopes the time will soon come for building good US-Russia”, White House spokeswoman Sarah Saunders said.

Trump earlier in a telephone conversation with Putin directly congratulated the victory in the recent elections, held in March of this year.

The Russian president on Sunday was sworn in for his fourth six-year term.

Official inauguration preceded massive protests last weekend, in which Russian police arrested many demonstrators, including opposition Alexei Navalny.

Asked to comment on the arrests, White House spokeswoman Sanders said the US believes everyone has the right to freely express their opinion.