Putin went on a furious rant as he addressed 1,400 reporters at his annual news conference in Moscow.
Advertisement
Trump says that when he notes Putin is a strong leader that does not mean Putin is either bad or good, but rather respected by those in his country which is proven by his consistently high approval rating in the Russian general public.
Mr Putin also described the property billionaire as a “very flamboyant man”. According to the Interfax report, Putin said “It’s not our job to judge his qualities, that’s a job for American voters, but he’s the absolute leader in the presidential race”.
“Whoever it is, we are ready and want to develop our relations with the United States”, he said, adding that unlike the U.S., which “always tries to tell us, who to elect and who not to elect”, Russian Federation doesn’t do any such thing. “Of course we welcome it”, added Putin.
At a previous Republican debate, in September, Trump said he would “get along” with Putin. “We never do this and we stay out of (their business)”, he said.
“He wants to move to a different level of relations, to more solid, deeper relations with Russian Federation”. Putin said that Blatter, who stepped down amid allegations of massive financial misconduct under his administration, deserved a Nobel Peace Prize for his “colossal” humanitarian contribution.
Trump’s comments come in stark contrast to those of his fellow Republican presidential hopefuls.
Donald Trump likes to issue boastful press releases whenever he receives a new endorsement, but it will be interesting to see how he handles kind words from Vladimir Putin.
He says the air links will be restored after Russian and Egyptian officials work out a set of measures to ensure safety, including the presence of Russian representatives at Egyptian airports. Russia, one of the world’s top oil producers, had based this year’s budget on oil being priced at about $50 per barrel.
Employing colorful language, Putin also suggested that the Turkish government shot down a Russian jet along the Syrian border last month to “lick the United States in a certain place”.
“I think that I would probably get along with him very well”, Trump said in an October interview with CBS.
“Russia must and will be open for a joint fight on doping”, he said in televised remarks.
Syria’s rebel forces have regularly rejected the possibility of cooperating with the regime or Russia and there has been no evidence of such cooperation, though the Russian military has claimed that some bombing runs use coordinates received from opposition members.
Advertisement
“Only the Syrian people can determine who should govern them and under what standards, what rules”, Putin said.
