Russian President Vladimir Putin has echoed President Trump’s claims about the war in Ukraine and about the Republican's 2020 election loss.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed President Trump's claim that the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also echoed Trump's false claims about fraud in the 2020 election. Putin said Moscow is ready for talks with the U.S. on a broad range of issues. In an interview with Russian state television, Putin praised Trump as a “clever and pragmatic man” who is focused on U.S. interests.
“If the talks start in the existing legal framework, they would be illegitimate and the results of those talks could also be declared illegitimate.” He also said the U.S. and Russia have many other items on their agenda, including nuclear arms control and economic issues. “We can have quite a lot of points of contact with the current administration and search for solutions to key issues of today,” Putin said. Putin described Trump as 'not only clever, but a pragmatic man.
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