Update from Russia: Putin will be waiting ...
A short while ago we brought you the latest news from Russia, and specifically President Putin's delay in acknowledging Joe Biden as president-elect.

Since then Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, has given an update.

“The correct thing to do is wait for the official result,” he said. He referred to the “legal procedures” announced by Donald Trump.

US election results are never official until final certification, which occurs in each state in the weeks following the election.

However, the media projections - which involve the work of thousands of analysts - are usually deemed enough to spark a concession and kick off the transition process.

Even though President Trump has refused to conceed, congratulations have flooded in from many other world leaders.