Putin refuses to officially congratulate Joe Biden for his projected win in the 2020 U.S. Election, despite that several world leaders from France, England, etc. already have, and that he had congratulated Trump within an hour of his victory declaration 4 years prior. This is yet another clear indicator of Russia's bias towards a Trump presidency with the hope of softer anti-Russia rhetoric.
Germany, Britain, France, Estonia and Belgium, European members of the UN Security Council, all signed a letter demanding that Russia be transparent about the circumstances and details behind the attack on Navalny. They make this demand on the basis of Germany's discovery that Russia seemed to poison Navalny with a chemical nerve agent, and according to a council declaration in 2019, "any use of chemical weapons anywhere, at any time, by anyone, under any circumstance is unacceptable and a threat to international peace and security." On the other hand, Russia suggested that the signatory countries "cooperate with the Russian Authorities" as a response to the letter.
French newspaper "Le Monde" leaks phone conversation between Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron regarding the poisoning of Alexey Navalny. Putin supposedly claimed that Navalny may have poisoned himself with the nerve agent, as opposed to common belief that the Kremlin was behind his poisoning. The Kremlin is furious about the leak, but hasn't entirely refuted the version of the presidents' conversation provided by "Le Monde."
