2024-04-06 13:32:55
From China to Cuba, allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin rushed to congratulate him on his re-election with 87.28% of the votes, in an election that the United States described as an “incredibly undemocratic process.”
– China –
“His re-election fully reflects the support of the Russian people,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a message to Putin, according to state broadcaster CCTV.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it is convinced that “under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Putin, relations between China and Russia will continue to progress.”
– Venezuela –
For the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, “Putin has won the war and the entire Western collective” and “he is marking a long route of vindication of the new Russia for the world of balance.”
“Our older brother has triumphed, they bode well for the world,” added the president, reiterating his “unwavering will to continue working closely” with Russia.
– Cuba –
The Cuban leader, Miguel Díaz-Canel, highlighted that the electoral result is a “reliable example of the recognition of the Russian people to his management.”
“We will continue to strengthen ties between Cuba and Russia, in sectors identified for the well-being of our people,” he added in a message on the X network.
– Nicaragua –
The Nicaraguan president, Daniel Ortega, described the victory “as a contribution to the indispensable stability of the human community” and highlighted “the exemplary and calm electoral days that have taken place in that enormous friendly country.”
– Bolivia –
Bolivian President Luis Arce said in X that Putin’s victory “reaffirms the unity of the brave Russian people around their sovereignty and constant development. “We are sure that we will continue to deepen our ties of brotherhood and cooperation.”
– Iran –
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi “sincerely congratulated Vladimir Putin on his solid victory,” according to the official Irna news agency.
– India –
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Putin and urged the Russian leader to “further strengthen the long-standing special and privileged collaboration” between the two countries.
– Saudi Arabia –
The Saudi leaders expressed their “sincere congratulations” to the Russian president and wished him “great success and prosperity,” according to the official press agency.
– Türkiye –
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “congratulated” his Russian counterpart and once again offered his mediation to resume negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
Erdogan stated “that the positive development of relations between Turkey and Russia will continue and that Turkey is ready to play a mediating role so that [Rusia] sits at the negotiating table with Ukraine,” the presidency said in a statement.
– Ukraine –
The president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country was invaded by Russia more than two years ago, stated that these elections had “no legitimacy.”
Putin is “drunk with power and wants to rule forever,” he said on social media.
– USA –
State Department spokesman Vedant Patel described the Russian election as an “incredibly undemocratic process.”
“I think we can say that there probably won’t be any congratulations from the United States,” he said.
– United Kingdom –
The Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, regretted the lack of “free and fair” elections in Russia, an election that indicates “the extent of the repression exercised by President Putin’s regime, which seeks to silence all opposition of their illegal war.
– The European Union –
“This election has been based on repression and intimidation,” said EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell.
The EU also stated that it will not recognize the “null” elections with no legal effect held in the Ukrainian territories under Russian control.
– Poland –
For Poland, the Russian presidential election “is not legal, free or fair,” and the vote took place amid “harsh repressions” and in the occupied parts of Ukraine in violation of international law, according to the foreign ministry.
– Czech Republic –
“A farce and a parody,” said Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky in X, who said he hoped that “one day Russians would vote in free and democratic elections.”
– France –
Paris regretted that “the conditions for a free, plural and democratic election were not met again” in Russia, in a context of “growing repression against civil society” and “restrictions” on freedom of expression, according to the French ministry. Of Foreign Affairs.
– Germany –
Germany denounced “an election without options” that shows “Putin’s infamous action against his own people,” in the words of the head of German diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock.
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