Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he hoped his American counterpart Joe Biden would be less impulsive than his predecessor Donald Trump.
This declaration comes a few days before the highly anticipated first summit between the two heads of state, on June 16, in Geneva (Switzerland).
In an interview with the American channel NBC News, the Russian leader described Joe Biden as a “careerist” having spent his life in politics, while Donald Trump is described as a “talented individual” and “high in color ". "I have great hope that, yes, there are certain advantages, certain disadvantages, but that there are no more impulsive maneuvers on the part of the American president in office," he said, according to a report. translation provided by NBC News which tempers the praise given to Trump.
Putin is blowing hot and cold on the current and the former American president.
He uses the qualities of one to support what he sees as the other's disadvantages.
If Trump became president, it is precisely because he is an "exceptional and talented person".
In turn, this should also apply to Donald Trump.
Joe Biden is expected to raise several US complaints against Vladimir Putin, including suspicions of Russian interference in the US elections and cyberattacks, during the summit in Geneva at the end of his first international trip.
Calling him a "killer" is Hollywood "macho behavior"
Vladimir Putin has openly admitted that he was supporting Donald Trump in 2016. The Republican billionaire has repeatedly expressed his admiration for the Russian leader and notoriously seemed to accept his denials of possible electoral interference. As for the word "killer" chosen by Joe Biden to qualify it in the light of a series of assassinations including that of the Russian opponent Boris Nemtsov, the master of the Kremlin, the seat of the Russian presidency, saw the result Hollywood's “macho behavior”. Such speech “is part of American political culture where it is considered normal. But not here. It is not considered normal here ”.
At the direct question of whether he is a killer, the Russian president laughs. Then he explains that “during my tenure, I got used to attacks from all kinds of angles, under all kinds of pretexts and reasons. None of this surprises me ”. Refusing to want to appear rude, Putin believes that these accusations of "killer" which target him are only "verbal indigestion". "You mentioned many people who actually suffered and perished at different times for various reasons, at the hands of different people," he tackles in response to the journalist who questions him. The entire interview is due to air on Monday.
