MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of congratulations to his US counterpart Barack Obama on US Independence Day, Kremlin's press service said.
"The history of US-Russian relations proves that acting on equal, partner basis and respecting mutual interests we a re ready to solve all the most complicated international problems for the benefit of the both nations and all the humanity," the statement said.
According to the statement, the Russian leader expressed confidence that positive experience of bilateral relations would contribute to the restoration of constructive dialogue between Moscow and Washington.