Astana, Kazakhstan:
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as an experienced and intelligent politician, but said he had no faith in Trump’s safety after an attempt on his life.
Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania in July. In a separate incident in September, a man was charged with attempted assassination after allegedly holding a rifle at one of President Trump’s golf courses in Florida.
Speaking to reporters in Kazakhstan after the summit, President Putin said he was shocked by the development of the US election campaign.
He cited “the totally uncivilized methods used in the fight against Trump, up to and including the assassination attempt, and on more than one occasion.”
“By the way, in my opinion, he is not safe now,” Putin said.
“Unfortunately, things have happened in the history of the United States. I think he (Trump) is wise and I hope he is cautious and understands this.”
Putin, who himself is in tight protection, said he was even more shocked by how Trump’s family and children were criticized by his political opponents during the U.S. election campaign.
He called such actions “rebellious” and said that even “bandits” in Russia would not resort to such methods.
Putin talks about the Biden administration’s decision to escalate the war in Ukraine by allowing Kiev to attack Russia with Western missiles, which could give Trump a payback or help Trump by giving him the means to recover. I guessed that it was a ploy. His life became even more difficult with relations with Russia.
In any case, Putin said he believed Trump would “find a solution” and said Russia was ready for dialogue.
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