Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first world leader to congratulate British King Charles III on the accession, British daily The Telegraph reported on the 10th (local time).
Putin congratulated Charles III on the accession of King Charles III, saying he wished his Majesty “success, health and good fortune”, Tass news agency reported.
Putin and Charles III have met each other several times.
This was also the case when Putin visited the UK on a state visit in 2003.
But Charles III has criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this year as a “brutal invasion.”
Also, in 2014, when he visited Nova Scotia as a crown prince, a Jewish refugee was known to have criticized Putin for acting like Adolf Hitler at the time of Nazi Germany following the annexation of Crimea in Ukraine, causing a great diplomatic wave.
Charles III was officially declared King of England at the coronation ceremony held at St James’s Palace on the 10th following the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on the 8th.
Putin is one of the world’s longest-serving leaders.
He has been in power since 2000.
/yunhap news
