Putin: Russia will work with whoever is next US president

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is willing to work with whomever is declared the next President of the United States, but that he will not offer congratulations until the winner is formally decided or a candidate concedes.

Putin's remarks broadcast Sunday on state television reiterate earlier Kremlin comments on why Putin had not congratulated Joe Biden after major news organizations called him president-elect, as did many other world leaders.

"We will work with any person who will be given the trust of the American people. But who will be given this trust? It must either be indicated by political custom when one of the parties recognizes the victory of the other, or the final results of the elections are summed up in a legitimate, legal way," he said.

"It's absolutely evident, it's clear for everyone in the world, it seems to me that this is clear for Americans that there are some problems in the American electoral system," the Russian President added.