In his initial remarks regarding the outcome of the U.S. election, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated and praised Donald Trump, indicating that the Kremlin would act swiftly to try to take advantage of the president-elect'sseemingaffinity for Russia and its autocratic leader.
"I firmly believe that we will eventually reestablish our relationship with the United States," Putin stated. "This is acceptable to us."
Russia gave up any pretense that it was not attempting to meddle in the final days leading up to Tuesday's U.S. vote, but it is unclear whether or not its information campaign had an impact on the
result.
