Kremlin spokesman Peskov said that Russia does not interfere in the affairs of other countries.
But Putin's silence probably has other reasons.
Moscow/New York – Vladimir Putin has so far remained politely silent on the charges against Donald Trump.
Russia does not interfere in the affairs of other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
Not even in the USA with Trump's successor Joe Biden.
But the matter cannot be dismissed so simply.
Experts told the US news magazine
Newsweek
numerous possible reasons why the Kremlin boss is holding back on Trump.
After all, Russia's president has spoken publicly on US affairs in the past.
Examples are the Black Lives Matter movement or the storming of the Capitol.
The British
Independent
is now observing clear malice about Trump in the Russian media - and that is a pointer.
January 6, 2021 - the storming of the Capitol in pictures
January 6, 2021 - the storming of the Capitol in pictures
Putin wants to ingratiate himself with the silence on the Trump impeachment with the Republicans
"Since Soviet times, Moscow has fairly self-righteously claimed that, unlike Washington, it doesn't interfere in internal affairs — although it always has," Mark Katz, a professor at George Mason University, told
Newsweek
.
Putin wants to “flatter” himself to the Republicans by remaining silent on the Trump accusation, that is – essentially – his thesis.
There are many indications that Putin prefers ex-US President Trump to current head of state Biden.
Trump, on the other hand, continued to speak positively about Putin despite the Ukraine war.
According to US intelligence services, Putin wanted to help Trump win a second term in the 2020 US election.
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Vladimir Putin (left) and Donald Trump in 2019
© Lukas Coch/dpa
"Only political demands" - Putin's comment on the storming of the US Capitol
Newsweek
referred to a press conference by Putin in June 2021 in Geneva.
A reporter asked the head of the Kremlin about the Russian raids on members of the opposition.
In his response, Putin alluded to the Black Lives Matter movement: Russia wanted to avoid such “disorder, disruption, violations of the law”.
He then mentioned the storming of the US Capitol – here he questioned whether the rioters really should have been arrested.
Because they only came with "political demands", but were then treated as "native terrorists".
Putin relies on Russian state television for propaganda issues
The political strategist Jason Jay Smart emphasized in the question that the USA usually speaks at an official level in conflicts.
Russia wouldn't do that.
“Instead, the Kremlin is letting state-run television broadcast its opinions,” he told
Newsweek
. “They allow TV stations to report that Biden might have Alzheimer's, that he's too old, and so on.
Such statements do not usually come from the Kremlin itself.”
Russia's state TV laughs at the Trump impeachment in prime time
The Independent
has now made interesting observations on this aspect
.
According to the newspaper, Russian broadcasters have been pouring malice on Trump since his indictment.
Putin's top propagandist Vladimir Solovyov was at the forefront at prime time.
According to the report, in his political talk “Sunday evening” he was happy about the presentation of Trump in prison clothes.
Rossiya 1 presenter Olga Skabeeva also sneered: "Trump may soon be wearing an orange jumpsuit and handcuffs.
Let's get some popcorn!"
Putin wants to see Trump as a "strong leader" and "friend of Russia".
An indication that Putin's relationship with Trump is turning?
David Silbey, a history professor at Cornell University, may not have seen those programs before speaking to
Newsweek
.
In his opinion, Putin prefers one particular discourse: "That Trump is a strong leader and a friend of Russia, and that the US is currently in chaos." the law, and Putin really doesn't want to recommend that to the Russians.
That makes Trump look weak.”
In January, Trump boasted that if only he were president, he could end Russia's invasion of Ukraine immediately.
The Kremlin gratefully took up the statement and passed it on.
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List of rubrics: © Lukas Coch/dpa
