Barack Obama - Russia's Putin Welcomes Obama Victory Reuters

MOSCOW Wed Nov 7, 2012 4:20am EST

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin about Wednesday good U.S. President Barack Obama 's re-election and stated he / she longed it'd have got a constructive effect on relations using the United States.

Despite Obama's require a "reset" throughout jewelry by using Russia, relationships are actually drained by disparities over difficulties which range from missile safety to human privileges plus the turmoil inside Syria. But Moscow have been cautious about Republican Mitt Romney's marketing campaign remark that Russia was the actual United States' prime geopolitical foe.

"Overall the Kremlin welcomes the reports of Barack Obama 's triumph in the elections," Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, informed Interfax announcement agency.

"We show expect in which the beneficial beginnings within bilateral relationships and inside worldwide assistance between Russian plus the United States, while in the interest involving overseas security, will develop as well as improve."

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, who was Russia's chief executive with regard to considerably regarding Obama's current term, made distinct they was thankful this he have defeated Romney.

"For us, they (Obama) is usually an simple to comprehend and predictable partner. That will be primary thing around politics," Medvedev has been quotes since stating by means of Russian news flash agencies for the duration of some sort of visit to Vietnam.

"I am happy that this president of a quite big, really influential state is usually not necessarily anyone who views Russia for being their enemy number one. That is definitely funny. It's some type of paranoia."

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reported Russia seemed to be lenient with cooperating with Obama's different insolvency but underlined who's needs its previous Cold War opposing to manage the idea as an equal partner.

"We will keep help this administration," Lavrov seemed to be offered when stating by way of RIA information company throughout an job interview considering the Moskovskiye Novosti newspaper. "We are ready, within the basis connected with good equality, good earnings along with shared respect . to travel as much as this U.S. maintenance is definitely prepared to go."

(Reporting By Alissa de Carbonnel, Editing by way of Timothy Heritage)