Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that former US president Donald Trump was the victim of “political persecution” motivated by his decision to run for the US presidency in the 2024 election against Joe Biden.
“This is the political persecution of your competitor,” Putin told an economic forum in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East, saying it reflected the “distortion of the American system.”
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“This is the political persecution of your competitor,” Putin told an economic forum in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East, saying it reflected the “distortion of the American system.”
Donald Trump is facing multiple legal proceedings in the United States over alleged electoral pressure in the 2020 presidential election, alleged payments to a former porn actress and alleged negligence in handling state secrets afterward. when he left the White House.
The former US president criticized political persecution.
For his part, Putin also explained that he does not expect the US policy towards Russia to change, no matter who wins the presidential election next year.
“I don’t think there will be fundamental changes in the direction of US foreign policy regarding Russia, regardless of who is elected president,” he said.
Putin accused the current authorities in Washington of instilling “anti-Russian sentiment in American society.”
Putin also rejected accusations of closeness between Trump and Russia, and pointed out that the former president increased sanctions against Moscow when he was in the White House.
