The Kremlin believes that it would be premature for President Vladimir Putin to send congratulatory messages to Volodymyr Zelenskiy on winning the presidential election in Ukraine or to talk about opportunities for collaboration.
“Judgments can only be made on the basis of actual deeds,” Dmitry Peskov told journalists on April 22. “Moscow has a respectful attitude toward the Ukrainian people’s choice, especially considering that this choice is quite obvious.”
