As silly as this appeared at first, Fragony has a point:



Things like this are more or less on the same level:
https://aledeh.com/vladimir-putin-co...ng-presidency/

In a telephone conversation, German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Xi Jinping on being elected Chinese president.
http://tass.com/world/995095

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his victory at Sunday’s presidential polls and expressed the hope for further constructive cooperation, the press service of the German cabinet of ministers said on Monday.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/netany...ian-elections/

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated newly re-elected Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, hailing the two leaders’ “trust and understanding,” but refraining from criticizing the election process, as many in Europe have done.

“Mr. President, please accept my sincere congratulations for your victory in yesterday’s elections,” Netanyahu wrote in a letter sent to Putin, his office said.
More info here as well: http://www.en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/57091

Japan and Italy are listed as well for example.

And Duterte: http://bworldonline.com/duterte-cong...on-reelection/

Aaaaand Macron: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/201..._137050771.htm

PARIS, March 19 (Xinhua) -- French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday wished Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin success in modernizing Russia, noting that it is essential to maintain ties and "constructive dialogue" with Russia despite differences.

"In the name of France, the French president offered Russia and the Russian people his wishes for success with the modernization of the country on the political, democratic, economic and social fronts," Macron's office said in a statement.