The White House said that they would consider Putin the president of Russia
The United States made a statement on the results of the Russian presidential elections, which took place the day before. Washington has actually recognized the elections.
White House Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that the United States will assume that Vladimir Putin is the Russian President.
In parallel, Deputy State Department Spokesperson Vedant Patel said that the United States does not intend to congratulate Putin on his victory.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated Vladimir Putin on his victory in the elections in a telephone conversation, the Kremlin press service reported.