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Rishi Sunak, Vladimir Putin. Credit: Reuters, AFP Photos
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not congratulate Rishi Sunak on his appointment as UK prime minister because Britain is considered an "unfriendly" country by Moscow, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
"Britain currently belongs to the category of unfriendly countries. So no, a (congratulations) telegram was not sent," Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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