Putin breaks silence on Trump's unexpected comeback to White House

Russian leader makes first comments about Trumpʼs win at forum in Sochi. Putin shows interest in improving US-Russia ties‚ while noting Trumps handling of summer assassination attempt

November 7 2024 , 09:09 PM  •  1007 views

Putin breaks silence on Trump's unexpected comeback to White House

At the high-profile Valdai forum in Sochi Vladimir Putin made his first post-election comments about Donald Trumps victory (which happened just 2 days ago)

The Russian head-of-state pointed out Trumps ideas about fixing US-Russia relations and ending the Ukraine conflict: these goals need attention he said. While showing readiness for talks Putin didnt make any firm promises — noting that future developments remain unclear

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Putin remarked about Trump

Putin spoke well of how Trump dealt with the summer assassination try (that happened bout 4 months ago) The Russian president used this forum — a key yearly meet-up of global policy experts — to share his thoughts on the US political change. His words show careful hope for better links between Moscow and Washington‚ but also hint at some doubt about whats next