Russian President
Vladimir Putin called for dialogue based on equal treatment and mutual respect
with the United States on Saturday in a congratulatory message to President
Barack Obama marking U.S. Independence Day.
Putin said
U.S. - Russian relations remained important for solving global crises. The two
countries have disagreements over the conflict in Ukraine, defense matters and
democracy.
"In his
message of congratulations, the Russian President noted that, despite the
differences between the two countries, Russian-American relations remain the
most important factor of international stability and security," the
Kremlin said in a statement.
Putin expressed
confidence that Russia and the United States could find solutions to the most
complicated international issues and meet global threats and challenges
together if they based their relationship on the principles of equality and
respect for each other's interests, the Kremlin added.
The statement did
not provide further details and did not mention Western sanctions imposed over
Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis and Moscow's annexation of Crimea peninsula
from Ukraine in 2014.
The wording of the
message was similar to last year's congratulatory message to Obama.
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