President Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday over the deadly tornado that struck Oaklahoma City. In his cable, Putin expressed his compassion for relatives of the victims of the powerful twister, the Kremlin press service reported. The tornado struck the southern suburbs of the Oklahoma state capital Monday afternoon, killing at least 51 people and injuring at least 140 others, officials said. Putin wished a quick recovery for those injured and stressed Russia\'s readiness to offer disaster relief assistance. Earlier Tuesday, the Emergency Situations Ministry said it would send an aid consignment to the city if requested.