(The Guardian) Putin claims Trump's criminal cases show 'rottenness' of US politics
Russian president Vladimir Putin waded into the debate over the criminal charges facing Donald Trump, saying that the cases against the former US president amount to political “persecution” that exposes the fundamental “rottenness” of the American political system.
Putin, speaking at an Eastern Economic Forum gathering in Russia’s Pacific coast city of Vladivostok on Tuesday, said the prosecution of Trump was good for Russia “because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy”. The Russian leader added: Everything that is happening with Trump is the persecution of a political rival for political reasons. That’s what it is. And this is being done in front of the public of the United States and the whole world.
Trump currently faces a total of 91 charges across four criminal cases in Georgia, Florida, New York and Washington DC. Opinion polls indicate that he holds a commanding lead over his rivals to become the Republican party’s candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
Both during and after his four-year term in the White House, Trump repeatedly touted having a friendly relationship with Putin. Trump has also claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in a matter of days if re-elected president.
Putin: Trump's prosecution 'good for Russia'
Here’s a clip of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin discussing the criminal cases against Donald Trump while at a forum in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok.
Putin said the prosecution of the former US president was good from Russia’s point of view. He said: As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in today’s conditions, in my opinion, is good because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy.
He continued: In this sense, if they are trying to fight us in some way, it’s good, because it shows who is fighting us. It shows, as they said back in Soviet times, ‘the bestial face of American imperialism, the bestial grin’.
Russian president Vladimir Putin waded into the debate over the criminal charges facing Donald Trump, saying that the cases against the former US president amount to political “persecution” that exposes the fundamental “rottenness” of the American political system.
Putin, speaking at an Eastern Economic Forum gathering in Russia’s Pacific coast city of Vladivostok on Tuesday, said the prosecution of Trump was good for Russia “because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy”. The Russian leader added: Everything that is happening with Trump is the persecution of a political rival for political reasons. That’s what it is. And this is being done in front of the public of the United States and the whole world.
Trump currently faces a total of 91 charges across four criminal cases in Georgia, Florida, New York and Washington DC. Opinion polls indicate that he holds a commanding lead over his rivals to become the Republican party’s candidate in the 2024 presidential election.
Both during and after his four-year term in the White House, Trump repeatedly touted having a friendly relationship with Putin. Trump has also claimed he could end the war in Ukraine in a matter of days if re-elected president.
Putin: Trump's prosecution 'good for Russia'
Here’s a clip of Russia’s president Vladimir Putin discussing the criminal cases against Donald Trump while at a forum in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok.
Putin said the prosecution of the former US president was good from Russia’s point of view. He said: As for the prosecution of Trump, for us what is happening in today’s conditions, in my opinion, is good because it shows the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others democracy.
He continued: In this sense, if they are trying to fight us in some way, it’s good, because it shows who is fighting us. It shows, as they said back in Soviet times, ‘the bestial face of American imperialism, the bestial grin’.
