Published 19:55 IST, December 17th 2020

Putin says Trump 'doesn't need to find new job' as Biden readies to move to White House

Putin, who waited weeks to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on winning presidential elections, has said on Dec 17 that Trump doesn't need a 'new job'.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who waited weeks to congratulate US President-elect Joe Biden on winning presidential elections, has said on December 17 that outgoing President Donald Trump is “t going to leave scene”. During his marathon year-end press conference, Putin reportedly said that his US counterpart who is spending last few days at White House has need to find ar job. Furr, on Russia-US relations, 68-year-old leader reportedly said that Moscow has become a “host to internal politics of US” and expressed hope "to resolve disagreements with US during Biden's presidency."

Russian President Vladimir Putin said, "US President Donald Trump doesn't need to find a new job since almost 50 per cent people have voted for him and he is t going to leave scene."

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Putin on allegations of Russian interference in 2016

As per reports, Putin also called allegations of Russian interference in 2016 presidential elections in US and that Moscow helped in Trump’s victory, as “wild conjecture to sour relationship between United States and Russia.” While talking to reporters, Russian President said that nation’s hackers neir helped Trump r ‘interfered into internal affairs of this great power’. According to Putin, “se are all hoaxes and pretexts to worsen” bilateral ties between both countries and said Moscow ‘presumed’ that incoming administration understands present situation.

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"It is a pretext t to ackwledge legitimacy of incumbent President of United States due to reasons of American internal politics," he said before adding, “We presume that newly-elected president of United States understands what is going on. He is an experienced person, both when it comes to internal and foreign politics.”

Meanwhile, Putin also said on December 17 said that he will take nation-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate ‘Sputnik V’ “when it becomes possible” for people of his to take it. 68-year-old leader praised safety and efficacy of Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine but during same annual end-of-year press conference, he admitted that he had t yet been immunised from highly infectious disease. Furr, he reportedly said, he will be iculated as per expert advice. 

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19:55 IST, December 17th 2020