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On 20 March 2018, President Donald Trump was criticized in the media and by fellow politicians for calling Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on the results of Russia's latest election: Amid the controversy, the White House defended the President's decision to do so in light of controversy over the integrity of Russia's elections: The following day, a number of readers asked whether it was true that the action for which Trump was criticized was one in which President Obama engaged in 2012. A 9 March 2012 Foreign Policy article addressed the same circumstances under President Obama, alluding to the same concerns about electoral integrity within Russia when Putin succeeded President Dmitry Medvedev: The State Department's statement went on to note concerns listed by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe about the election, including that it was not a level playing field to begin with, that government resources were used for partisan purposes, and that procedural irregularities emerged on the day of the election, throwing its results into question. In 2012, the relationship between Russia and the United States had not yet deteriorated amid accusations of domestic election hacking and spy games, although it could best be described as contentious. A 2014 Congressional report detailed how the Magnitsky list, which targeted specific individuals for sanctions, which along with the so-called adoption ban and Russia's increasing aggression against Ukraine contributed to roadblocks in Moscow's relationship with the United States and the European Union: While the geopolitical situation has shifted, the claim is true. In both scenarios, Presidents Obama and Trump congratulated Vladimir Putin on an electoral win despite international and domestic objections about the integrity of Russia's elections.
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