Putin Praises Trump, Slams US Political System
- 6 years ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently praised President Trump but went on to harshly criticize the US political system.
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently praised President Trump but went on to harshly criticize the U.S. political system, reports the Los Angeles Times.
In an interview that aired Wednesday on Russian state television, Putin described Trump as a "well-balanced" man.
According to the Associated Press, he also said of his interactions with Trump, "when we got down to business, he gets into problems. He communicates. He listens to his interlocutor. You can negotiate with him, I see, you can look for some compromises with him."
Putin was far less kind in his assessment of the political system in the United States.
He said it "has demonstrated its inefficiency and has been eating itself up...It's quite difficult to interact with such a system, because it's unpredictable."
"The two world leaders have offered kind words to one another in the past, with Trump suggesting on the campaign trail he would get along with Putin, and the Russian leader calling Trump 'bright and talented,'" notes CNN.
However, Trump on Monday rebuked Putin's statements about a newly developed missile system that would render the U.S. and European defense systems "useless."
The New York Daily News reports that "[Putin's] comments were accompanied by a video showing Russian nuclear weapons headed for Florida, where Trump often spends weekends and vacations at his Mar-a-Lago resort."
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently praised President Trump but went on to harshly criticize the U.S. political system, reports the Los Angeles Times.
In an interview that aired Wednesday on Russian state television, Putin described Trump as a "well-balanced" man.
According to the Associated Press, he also said of his interactions with Trump, "when we got down to business, he gets into problems. He communicates. He listens to his interlocutor. You can negotiate with him, I see, you can look for some compromises with him."
Putin was far less kind in his assessment of the political system in the United States.
He said it "has demonstrated its inefficiency and has been eating itself up...It's quite difficult to interact with such a system, because it's unpredictable."
"The two world leaders have offered kind words to one another in the past, with Trump suggesting on the campaign trail he would get along with Putin, and the Russian leader calling Trump 'bright and talented,'" notes CNN.
However, Trump on Monday rebuked Putin's statements about a newly developed missile system that would render the U.S. and European defense systems "useless."
The New York Daily News reports that "[Putin's] comments were accompanied by a video showing Russian nuclear weapons headed for Florida, where Trump often spends weekends and vacations at his Mar-a-Lago resort."