Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated U.S. President-elect Donald Trump “through acquaintances” instead of an official phone call, the Russian independent news outlet Verstka reported on Nov. 6. Previously, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said he is not aware of any plans by Putin to congratulate Trump, as the U.S. is an unfriendly country “involved in a war against Russia.” Trump received informal and indirect congratulations also from other top Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, Chairman of the Boa…