Putin congratulates Obama on re-election

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday congratulated President Barack Obama on his victory in the U.S. presidential election. "In general, the Kremlin positively reacted to the information about Barack Obama's re-election," said Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for the president, adding that Putin planned to talk to his U.S. counterpart soon. "We hope positive undertakings in bilateral relations and in Russia-U.S. cooperation on the world arena will grow in the interests of international security and stability," Peskov said. Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev also responded to the results of the U.S. elections, calling the incumbent Obama "a clear and predictable partner." "Personally, I am very glad that the United States won't be led by a man who views Russia as its enemy number one," Medvedev told reporters during his visit to Hanoi.