Putin says ready for cooperation with new U.S. leadership

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to cooperate with the new U.S. leadership next year, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday during his annual state of the nation address in the Kremlin. Moscow hopes to work with Washington to fight terrorism as the two have a joint responsibility for global security, Putin said. (Reporting by Christian Lowe, Katya Golubkova, Andrey Kuzmin and Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Polina Devitt; Editing by Andrew Osborn)