State Department on the results of the "elections" in Russia: "There will be no congratulatory calls"

State Department on the results of the "elections" in Russia: "There will be no congratulatory calls"

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Putin wins an "undemocratic" re-election as president of Russia with 87.28% of the vote, forcing the United States to refuse congratulatory calls.

The US State Department has called the Russian presidential election "an incredibly undemocratic process." According to First Deputy State Department Spokesperson Vedant Patel, there will be no congratulatory calls from the United States. He said this at a briefing on March 18, UNN reports with reference to the State Department

It was certainly an undemocratic process, and I think it's safe to say that there will be no congratulatory calls from the United States of America

- Patel said. 

He called the vote in Russia "an incredibly undemocratic process." According to him, Vladimir Putin "will most likely remain president of Russia, but that does not justify his autocracy." 

Recall 

According to the results of the Russian elections , incumbent President Vladimir Putin won an "unexpected" victory. The CEC gave him 87.28% of the vote. Other candidates received less than five percent of the vote.

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