Vladimir Putin, pictured on Friday visiting the opening of new International Center of Box and Sambo, has congratulated Charles III on becoming King - Getty Images.
Vladimir Putin was the first world leader to congratulate King Charles III on his official accession to the throne - even though the new King once compared the Russian president with Adolf Hitler.
In a brief message, Putin sent his "sincere congratulations" from the Kremlin to King Charles.
"I wish Your Majesty success, good health and all the best," he said.
Russia has been locked in a proxy war with Britain and the West since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February.
Putin and King Charles have met a handful of times, including during the Russian leader’s state visit to Britain in 2003.
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