"The history of Russian-American relations confirms that acting on an equal partnership basis and respecting the legitimate interests of each other can help successfully solve the most complicated international problems to the benefit of the people of both countries and of all humanity", reads Putin’s congratulatory telegram.
According to BBC, he youth wing of the "United Russia" party arranged an improvised exhibition dedicated to the Day of US Independence in the center of Moscow on Monday.
"The world needs such a powerful country like the United States and we need too. But we do not need constant interfering in our affairs, pointing out how we should live, preventing Europe to build a relations with Russia", Putin said.