Biden instead of Trump: What Russia's propaganda machine says is behind Putin's statement. For Russia, a victory by Joe Biden in the US election would be better than a win by Donald Trump.
The international community is surprised by Putin's surprising move - because Trump has repeatedly been accused of being close to Russia. Russia's famous state propagandist Vladimir Solovyov speaks of tactics. Russia has often lost these political information battles, “but let me tell you, we are learning!”