As he entered the US presidential race for a third time in a row, Russian President Vladimir Putin referred to Donald Trump's recent indictments as "political persecution."
Earlier this week, Putin is scheduled to meet with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea, in Vladivostok, a city in far-eastern Russia. During the economic event, Putin made the comments.
“Everything happening to Trump is political persecution of a political rival. That’s what it is. And this is happening before the eyes of the United States public and entire world,” Putin said during a question-and-answer session.
“As for the persecution of Trump, I believe that everything happening at the moment is good. Because it demonstrates the rottenness of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy.”
The former US president has been charged with instigating the masses that rioted at the Capitol in January 2021 following Trump's loss to Joe Biden, and Putin's remarks are consistent with those of his fans.
Trump was charged last month with filing fake paperwork and inciting public servants to break their oaths of office while spreading the notion that the election had been rigged.
Putin stated that he had been "pleased" by Trump's proposals to talk to Russia about its war in Ukraine, but he believed that US policy toward Russia would remain the same regardless of Trump's election as president in 2024.
“Even though they accused him of having a special relationship with Russia, which is complete nonsense, he imposed sanctions on Russia more than anyone else while he was president,” Putin said. “Therefore, it is difficult to say what to expect from the future president, no matter who the president is, but it is unlikely that anything will change radically.”
According to US intelligence officials, Putin personally approved influence campaigns against Democratic candidates in the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections in order to help Trump.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former associate of Putin who oversaw online influence campaigns, acknowledged interfering with the US elections in November. In the lead-up to the US midterm elections, he declared, "Gentlemen, we interfered, we are interfering, and we will interfere." Last month, Prigozhin perished in a private plane crash while flying from Moscow to St. Petersburg.
On Tuesday, Putin claimed that the British intelligence agencies had been preparing Ukrainian forces to attack Russian nuclear facilities. Citing an unnamed attack on powerlines that may force the sudden shutdown of a large power plant, he made this claim.
He stated, without providing any proof, "The saboteurs said during interrogation they had been trained under the supervision of British instructors." Do they understand the purpose of their game? Are they trying to get us to retaliate against Ukrainian nuclear power stations in any way?
“I know that my words will make them howl again about threats, nuclear blackmail and so on,” Putin said. “Rest assured that what I have just said is the complete, absolute and pure truth. We have the guys in custody and they are testifying. I know about a possible reaction: they will tell you whatever you want at gunpoint. No, that’s not so. The administration of British security services knows that I am telling the truth.”
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