Putin Praises Trump and Warns of More Strikes on Ukraine
Ahead of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism about the future of US-Russia relations.
Putin characterized recent events as a weak performance by the incumbent administration. Discussing Trump’s impending return to the White House, Putin stated, “As far as I can imagine, the newly elected president is an intelligent and already quite experienced person. I think he will find a solution.” The statement exemplifies a seemingly crowd-pleasing;
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Putin offered these words while attending Kazakhstan to
What are the specific policy positions of Donald Trump that may have led Vladimir Putin to express confidence in his ability to improve US-Russia relations?
**Host:** Joining us now is Dr. Sofia Petrov, a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Dr. Petrov, Vladimir Putin has made some surprising and arguably worrisome remarks ahead of a potential Trump presidency. He expressed confidence in Trump’s ability to ”find a solution” to US-Russia relations and hinted at more strikes on Ukraine. What are your thoughts on these statements and what implications could they have?