MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin mentioned on Thursday (Sep 5) he supported Kamala Harris within the upcoming US presidential election, an obvious wry comment a day after Washington accused Moscow of looking for to affect the vote.
Putin usually feedback on political and social points in america, usually with sarcasm.
He mentioned final yr that the US political system was “rotten” and that Washington couldn’t lecture different international locations about democracy.
“Firstly, (US President Joe) Biden really helpful all his supporters help Mrs Harris,” Putin mentioned throughout a query and reply session at Russia’s Japanese Financial Discussion board in Vladivostok.
“Right here, we’re going to do this too, we will help her,” he added, with a wry smile.
“She laughs so contagiously that it reveals that every part is ok along with her,” the Russian chief mentioned.
“(Former US President Donald) Trump has imposed as many sanctions on Russia as any president has ever imposed earlier than, and if Harris is doing nicely, maybe she’s going to chorus from such actions.”
In February, Putin backed Biden over Trump, calling the present president extra “predictable”. The White Home referred to as on Putin to “keep out” of US elections.
Putin’s feedback come a day after america indicted two staff of state-run Russian information community RT and slapped sanctions on its prime editors. Washington accused them of making an attempt to affect the upcoming US poll.
