President-Elect Joe Biden addressed USA for the first time after the Electoral College affirmed his win and said, “The will of the people prevailed”. Biden further added, “In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed. We the people voted. Faith in our institutions held. The integrity of our elections remains intact.”

Joe Biden officially won the 2020 US Presidential race. Crossing the 270-vote threshold required to win, Biden secured 306 of the 538 electoral votes in the November 3 elections.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Joe Biden on his victory in the US presidential election on Tuesday, six weeks after the vote and a day after the Electoral College officially affirmed Biden’s win.

While many world leaders congratulated President-elect Biden within days of the election, the Kremlin had said at the time that it deemed it “correct” to wait for the official results before Putin congratulated the winner.

A Kremlin readout said on Tuesday, “Vladimir Putin wished the President-elect every success and expressed confidence that Russia and the United States, which bear special responsibility for global security and stability, despite their differences, can truly contribute to solving many problems and challenges that the world is currently facing.”

Putin noted that “Russian-American cooperation based on the principles of equality and mutual respect would meet the interests of people in both countries as well as the entire international community.” The Russian President further said, “For my part, I am ready for cooperation and contacts with you.”