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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin He congratulated him on his election victory — said the Turkish President's Communications Office. During the conversation, Erdogan allegedly indicated Ankara's willingness to mediate negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
The congratulations of the president of Turkey – which, let us remember, is a NATO member state – place him in an unusual group. Earlier, Vladimir Putin was congratulated by, among others: North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (these last two countries are benefiting from the opportunity to import Russian crude oil Very cheap after the United States imposed a ceiling on the price of this raw material). G7 – Edition), and As well as the leaders of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Western governments and international organizations stated in their statements that the elections were neither free nor democratic.
The Central Election Commission in Russia announced on Monday that the voting percentage after counting the votes reached 99.75 percent, and Putin received 87.29 percent support. The 71-year-old Putin will remain in power for five terms, lasting six years, meaning he will become Russia's longest-serving leader in more than 200 years.
