Putin: Biden election victory would be best for Russia
Published: Wednesday, Feb 14th 2024, 23:40
Updated At: Wednesday, Feb 14th 2024, 23:41
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According to Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin, a victory for Joe Biden in the US presidential election would be the best possible outcome for Russia. In an interview for Russian television, excerpts of which were published by the Kremlin on Wednesday, Putin criticized the US government: "I think that the attitude of the current administration is extremely harmful and wrong". The two major nuclear powers are at loggerheads on almost all international issues, but above all over the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine.
Nevertheless, a victory for Biden would be preferable, said Putin. "He is the more experienced, he is predictable, he is an old-school politician." However, Russia would work with any president elected by the people of the United States. Putin (71) also defended the 81-year-old Biden against speculation that he was no longer healthy enough for his office. It had already been said at a summit in Switzerland in 2021 that Biden was no longer fit to act, Putin said. "I have seen nothing of the sort."
Putin's statements do not really fit in with Russia's policy in recent years, which has relied on the Republican Donald Trump. Trump prides himself on his allegedly good relationship with Putin. In the interview, the Kremlin leader addressed Trump's much-criticized statement that he would not grant American support to NATO allies with low defence spending in the event of a Russian attack. Trump has his own view of how the relationship between the USA and its allies should develop, said Putin. The only illogical thing about this is the attitude of the Europeans: "They want the USA to continue to protect them for nothing".
In the US election next November, a new edition of the 2020 duel between Biden and Trump is looming.
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