US will ignore Putin's so-called inauguration, but still considers him Russian president

The United States will not be sending a representative to the so-called inauguration of Russian ruler Vladimir Putin on 7 May.

Source: US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller at a briefing on 6 May, European Pravda reports

Details: Asked whether the US will send an embassy representative to Putin's so-called inauguration, given that the ambassador is not currently in Moscow, Miller replied: "No, we will not have a representative at his inauguration."

He did, however, reiterate Washington's previous position that it would continue to recognise Vladimir Putin as Russia's president.

"We certainly did not consider those elections [in Russia – ed.] as free and fair, but he is the president of Russia and he is going to continue in that capacity," the State Department spokesman explained.

Background: 

• Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it sees no reason to recognise Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin as the democratically elected and legitimate president of Russia.
• EU diplomat Josep Borrell is opposed to EU representatives attending the "inauguration" ceremony of the Kremlin ruler. A number of EU states have already announced that their representatives will not attend the inauguration.

After the fraudulent "elections" in Russia, Putin lost his legitimacy as president of that country, so European Pravda no longer uses the term "president" to refer to this person. Here we justify and explain the importance of this change.

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