Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s relationship has gotten quite a bit of scrutiny over the years, and not only from the Robert Mueller investigation. Trump has seemed to show a certain deference towards Putin for his entire time in politics, and whether that comes from ideological agreement, or something more nefarious, has been a matter of much conjecture. There were even reports during the campaign that Trump and Putin had been speaking recently.
There’s little doubt, though, that Putin was hoping for Trump to return to the White House, especially regarding the war in Ukraine. Now, Putin is praising his American counterpart.
“He behaved, in my opinion, in a very correct way, courageously, like a real man. I take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election,” Putin said this week, in speaking at the Valdai discussion club in Sochi’s Russian Black Sea resort, per The Daily Beast.
Vladimir Putin hails ‘courageous’ Donald Trump after election win.
Yes putin courageously dumb https://t.co/8gOt4ZGysI— Donna Robbie (@DonnaRobbie1) November 8, 2024
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“What was said about the desire to restore relations with Russia, to bring about the end of the Ukrainian crisis, in my opinion, this deserves attention at least,” Putin added. Trump had said, in his debate with Kamala Harris and other times, that he hopes to quickly put an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine- implicitly, by pushing Ukraine to accept terms that entail giving up land. The assumption is also that the new administration will not give the type of military support to Ukraine that the Biden Administration has.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s assertion that Russia’s military campaign is in need of a “fast solution,” but that “does not mean that it will turn out that way.” pic.twitter.com/ljinXhxkHd
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 8, 2024
