Kremlin to assess Trump presidency based on his first steps

World November 06, 13:47

Voting in the US elections concluded on the morning of November 6, Moscow time

MOSCOW, November 6. /TASS/. The Kremlin will evaluate Donald Trump as US President based on his initial statements on topics related to Russia and his first concrete actions, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

"We will primarily make conclusions based on [Trump’s] statements on issues that are on our agenda, when we receive them, and on his first concrete steps," he said.

Peskov also emphasized that the incumbent US President Joe Biden will continue performing his duties until the end of this year.

Voting in the US elections concluded on the morning of November 6, Moscow time.

The official results have not yet been finalized, but according to Fox News forecasts, Trump has already secured 277 electoral votes, with 270 required to win. He has already declared himself the 47th President of the United States. Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson called him the elected head of state, and foreign leaders have begun to congratulate Trump on his victory.

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