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Russian President Vladimir Putin described his American counterpart, Joe Biden, as a person whose actions are more “predictable” than Donald Trump, but he expressed his readiness to deal with the winner of the US presidential elections scheduled for November, whoever he is.
In response to a journalist’s question about who Russia prefers to win in the potential confrontation between the current Democratic president and Republican candidate Trump, Putin replied, “Biden, he is more experienced. His actions can be predicted. He is an old-school politician.”
Commenting on the criticism related to Biden’s age, who will turn 82 years old just weeks after the elections, Putin said, “When I met Biden three years ago, people were talking about his inability, but I did not see anything like that,” apparently referring to a summit. Held in Geneva.
“What we must examine is the political position, and the position of the current administration is extremely harmful and wrong,” Putin said.
The Biden administration has led military aid to Ukraine in the two-year standoff with the Russian invasion.
Putin’s public preference for Biden comes despite the latter’s harsh criticism of Putin and after Trump expressed on numerous occasions his admiration for the Kremlin leader.
The Republican candidate also faced severe criticism after he recently stated that he would encourage Russia to attack any NATO country that did not pay the money it owed to support the alliance.
Source: AFP
2024-02-15 12:17:40