MOSCOW, December 23. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message to US President-Elect Donald Trump, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS.
"Indeed, Putin has sent a message to Trump to wish him a merry Christmas and a happy New Year, the Russian president also said he looked forward to improving bilateral ties," Peskov said.
Representatives of Trump’s team said earlier that the US president-elect had received a message from Putin in which the Russian leader expressed hope there would be an improvement in Russian-US relations.
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