“We have now by no means had any particular ties with Mr Trump,” he mentioned.

St Petersburg:

Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Wednesday that he didn’t count on any main modifications in U.S. coverage in the direction of Russia if Donald Trump wins the presidency in November, however didn’t rule out a shift in pondering.

Talking to media editors at an financial discussion board in St Petersburg, Putin mentioned Moscow did not care who gained, whereas accusing the Biden administration of constructing mistake after mistake and of “burning down” the U.S. political system and international management.

“Mainly, we do not care (who wins)”, he mentioned when requested by Reuters whether or not he believed the end result of the U.S. election would make a distinction for Moscow.

Calling incumbent Joe Biden a predictable old fashioned politician, he mentioned Moscow would work with whoever wins and never meddle in home U.S. politics.

“We have now by no means had any particular ties with Mr Trump, however the reality stays that as president he began imposing huge sanctions on Russia, he withdrew from the treaty on intermediate and shorter-range missiles,” mentioned Putin.

“To say – I’m talking fairly sincerely – that we consider that after the elections one thing will change in the direction of Russia in American coverage, I might not say so. We do not assume so. We expect that nothing actually severe will occur.”

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