MOSCOW, November 8 (Itar-Tass) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is awaiting a telephone conversation with the reelected U.S. President Barack Obama, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said.

“We’ve offered a possible time format for the telephone conversation to the American side so that President Putin would have an opportunity to congratulate Barack Obama on the occasion of reelection,” he said.

“Now we’re waiting for the answer,” Ushakov said.