Donald Trump with Vladimir Putin at the G20 Summit in Hamburg in 2017. Vladimir Putin has finally congratulated Donald Trump on his US election victory - and described him as “manly” in the process.The Russian president broke his silence on the Republican’s crushing win over Kamala Harris at the annual meeting of the Valdai Club in Sochi.Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday that while his boss was open to dialogue with the States, he was “not aware of the president’s plans to congratulate Trump”.It was then reported that Trump did receive informal congratulations from “acquaintances” around Putin and his top officials.But speaking on Thursday, Putin said: “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his victory in the US presidential election. I have already said that we will work with any head of state who is trusted by the American people.”He then went on to praise the president-elect’s response to being shot during an assassination attempt in July.“He turned out to be a courageous man,” the Russian leader said. “He show