World Leaders Who Are Not Rushing To Congratulate Joe Biden

'We believe the correct thing to do is wait. President Putin has on many occasions said he would respect any choice the American nation makes,' Peskov told The Independent. 

Meanwhile China said the US presidential election result 'will be determined according to American laws'.

Neither President Putin or China's President Xi Jinping have publicly commented on Biden's victory over Donald Trump in the presidential election.

In contrast, both world leaders congratulated Trump on the day of his 2016 election win.