Russian President Vladimir Putin has argued that the four criminal indictments of former President Donald Trump amount to the persecution of a political opponent and undermine the American claim to democracy.
Putin made the remarks during an Eastern Economic Forum meeting in the Russian city of Vladivostok on Tuesday morning, telling his audience:
“Everything that is happening with Trump is the persecution of a political rival for political reasons. That’s what it is. And this is being done in front of the public of the United States and the whole world.”
What is happening “is good because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy,” added the Russian President, who has been in power for over two decades.
Putin also went on to explain relations between Russia and the United States were likely to improve or “change radically” in the near future, regardless of who becomes the next U.S. President in January 2025. He also refused to answer whether he would seek re-election during Russia’s elections next year.
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