Moscow, July 4 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday extended wishes to US President Donald Trump as the country marks its 250th anniversary of independence.

Putin recalled how Russia had extended its unequivocal support to the North American colonists in their struggle for freedom from British rule.

Terming it a "landmark event" in world history, the Russian President said that in the course of two and a half centuries, many significant pages have been written in the history of relations between the two nations.

"The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence not only heralded the birth of your nation but also constituted a landmark event in world history," his message shared by the Russian ministry of Foreign ...