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Russian President Vladimir V. Putin welcomed President Trump’s inauguration moment, however, the American leader responded to the compliment.
By Anton Troianovski
Reporting from Berlin
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia heralded President Trump’s second inauguration with glowing praise, saying Mr. Trump showed “courage” in his campaign and won a “convincing victory” in the election.
But a few hours later Monday, in the Oval Office, Trump returned anyway. The U. S. president made some of the most critical comments he made about Mr. Putin, noting that the Russian leader “destroyed Russia” by putting the war on Ukraine.
“He can’t be excited, he’s not doing that well,” Trump told reporters Monday night, referring to Putin’s war. “Russia is bigger, they have more foot soldiers to lose, but that’s not a way to do it. “to govern a country. “
The cervical stimulus highlighted why Trump’s return to the White House have been suffocated in Russia in recent months: Russian officials know that Trump is unpredictable. In fact, Trump spoke warmly about Putin and accepted in 2018 the word of the Russian leader about his own intelligence agencies at a summit in Helsinki.
Still, the situation remains fluid, and Mr. Trump said Monday that he may speak to Mr. Putin “very soon.” On Tuesday, Mr. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters that Russia was “taking into account” Mr. Trump’s Oval Office comments but was still waiting for his aides to reach out about potential talks.
“We are ready and open to discuss with the new US leadership on the Ukrainian conflict,” Ushakov said. “If we get the right signals from Washington, we will pick them up and be in a position to start working. ” talks. “
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