Putin hails 'courageous' Trump after election win

Vladimir Putin has congratulated Donald Trump connected his predetermination victory, calling him a "courageous man".

Speaking astatine an lawsuit successful the Russian metropolis of Sochi, the Russian president said that Trump was "hounded from each sides" during his archetypal word successful the White House.

Putin besides said that Trump's assertion that helium tin assistance extremity the warfare successful Ukraine "deserves attraction astatine least".

During his campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said helium could extremity the warfare “in a day” but has ne'er elaborated connected however that could happen.

During Putin's address, which lasted respective hours and covered a wide scope of topics, helium besides spoke of the assassination effort connected Donald Trump successful July, saying it "made an impression" connected him.

After being shot, Trump punched his fist into the aerial and mouthed the words "fight, fight, fight", earlier being hauled distant by Secret Service agents.

"He behaved, successful my opinion, successful a precise close way, courageously, similar a man," Putin said.

Asked if helium was acceptable to person discussions with Donald Trump, Putin replied: "We're ready, we're ready."

Trump had already said connected Thursday that helium was prepared to talk with Putin, telling NBC News: "I deliberation we'll speak".

The Kremlin was wide accused of interfering successful the 2016 statesmanlike predetermination to boost Donald Trump's run against Hilary Clinton, claims rejected by Moscow.

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigated allegations of collusion betwixt Trump's run and Russia successful 2016, but said successful a study 3 years aboriginal that had recovered nary grounds of conspiracy.

Elsewhere connected Thursday, leaders gathering for the European Political Community successful Budapest discussed Trump's instrumentality to the White House.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said helium had a "very warm" and "productive conversation" with the president-elect.

"But we person to bash everything to guarantee that the results of our enactment betwixt Ukraine and America, the full of Europe and America, are productive and positive," helium added.

Many successful Ukraine and Europe are disquieted that Trump mightiness slow, if not halt, the travel of American subject assistance to Kyiv upon taking powerfulness successful January.

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer assured Zelensky astatine the acme that the UK's enactment for Ukraine successful its warfare with Russia remains "iron-clad".

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban - who antecedently said helium celebrated Trump's triumph by "tapping into the vodka proviso happily" - said the US and Europe present look pugnacious talks connected trade.

Orban, who is simply a adjacent state of Trump, told a property league that "the commercialized contented with the US volition travel up and it volition not beryllium easy".

Before winning the election, Trump said helium would enforce tariffs of 10% connected each imports.

“There was an statement that Europe should presume greater work for its ain bid and information successful the future. To enactment it adjacent much bluntly, we cannot expect Americans to beryllium the lone ones to instrumentality attraction of us," Orban said.