Russian leader Vladimir Putin has congratulated newly-elected US President Donald Trump upon his emphatic shock victory.
The State Duma in the former Soviet Union also reportedly broke into thunderous applause upon news of Hillary Clinton's defeat on Wednesday morning.
Mr Putin sent the former The Apprentice icon and property mogul a congratulatory telegram - according to PA.
In a brief statement, the Kremlin said Mr Putin expressed "his hope to work together for removing Russian-American relations from their crisis state".
Mr Putin also said he had confidence in "building a constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington that is based on principles of equality, mutual respect and a real accounting of each other's positions, in the interests of our peoples and the world community".
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