New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said in the presidential debate earlier this week that he would impose a no-fly zone over Syria and shoot down any Russian planes that violated it. Former corporate chief Carly Fiorina has maintained that she would refuse to talk with the Russian leader, relying on USA military force to speak for itself. “That’s up to the United States voters”, Putin said, reported ABC.
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Speaking at the televised news conference, Mr Putin said doping harms athletes and cheats must be punished.
In the past, Trump claimed he could rejuvenate the relationship between the US and Russian Federation, which has stalled to Cold War levels due to the latter’s invasion of Ukraine and annexation of Crimea.
“I have never discussed where exactly my daughters’ work, what they do, and will not do so for many reasons, including security”, the Russian president said. “And I’m sure that Obama doesn’t like him very much”, Trump said of Putin in October. People say, ‘What do you mean?’ I think I’d get along well with him.
Trump, a tycoon and one-time reality television star who has unexpectedly become leader of the Republican presidential candidates’ race, has gained both fans and enemies recently for inflammatory remarks against Muslims.
“He’s a very bright and talented man, without any doubt”, Putin told Interfax at an event in Moscow today. “On the contrary”, Putin told a Ukrainian journalist who asked whether Russian Federation planned to advance on Ukrainian positions next year. And he said the Syrian people must determine who rules the country.
“But I think that I would probably get along with him very well”.
The president again denied the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine, predicting that Russia-Ukraine economic relations would deteriorate as from January 1, 2016 when the Ukraine-EU free trade regime starts.
Putin referenced Trump’s reported desire “to reach another, deeper level of relations” with Russian Federation.
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Putin offered praise for Trump this week, saying that he would welcome Trump as president of the United States. While Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) has called Putin a “gangster” and a “thug,” Trump argues that he could work well with Putin and frequently touts the fact that he was Putin’s “stablemate” during an episode of CBS’ “60 Minutes“.
