We can now offer you full quotes from Vladimir Putin’s reaction to the election of Donald Trump.

Working with Trump

Speaking in Sochi, Putin said: “I have already said that we will work with any head of state that the American nation trusts. That is indeed what we will do.”

He added: “I don’t consider it shameful to call him myself. I just don’t do it, because the leaders of Western countries called me almost every week at some point, until that they suddenly stop.”

The Russian leader continued: “If any of them wants to resume contacts, I have always said it, I repeat: we have nothing against it, welcome, we will resume contacts and talk.”

Asked if he was ready to have talks with Trump, Putin replied: “Ready. Ready.”

Assassination attempt

Putin said Trump’s actions during the July assassination “impressed me.”

“He showed himself to be a courageous person. It’s not just about raising their hands and calling for people to continue fighting for their common ideals, it’s not just about that,” he said. -he declared.

“A person reveals himself in extraordinary conditions, and there he proved himself… courageously, like a man.”

Ukraine

“What he said about his aspiration to repair relations with Russia and help end the Ukrainian crisis, I think is worth paying attention to.”

Trump’s first term

“I felt like he was being harassed from all sides, they wouldn’t let him move.

“He was afraid to take a step left or right or say another word. I don’t know what’s going to happen now. I have no idea.”