The Russian president said he was “impressed” by Trump’s response to the attempt on his life and signaled a “readiness” to resume their star-crossed alliance.
“He turned out to be a courageous man,” Putin said, in remarks translated by Politico. “He showed himself, in my opinion, in a very correct way: courageous, manly.” The two leaders have not spoken since the election, Putin said, and Russia initially did not congratulate the president-elect on his win. But the two certainly appear to be on speaking terms, to the immense alarm of many analysts.
Both men have fawned over the other in public, despite the geopolitical realities of their two nations. Putin once called Trump “very colorful” and “talented.” Trump, meanwhile, has repeatedly praised Putin’s intelligence and has been known to side with the Russian dictator over his own intelligence officials. On the campaign trail, Trump also threatened to reduce US financial and military aid to Ukraine, a US ally against Russia.
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