However Moscow has lengthy been seen as welcoming Trump’s anti-establishment credentials and the chaos he has injected into American and international politics.
Moscow was broadly accused of interfering within the 2016 presidential election to spice up Trump’s marketing campaign towards Hilary Clinton. The Kremlin has repeatedly rejected these prices.
The Kremlin chief on Thursday additionally mentioned he was impressed by how Trump dealt with himself throughout an assassination attempt at a rally earlier this yr.
“He turned out to be a brave individual,” Putin mentioned.
“Folks present who they’re in extraordinary circumstances. That is the place an individual reveals himself. And he confirmed himself, in my view, in a really appropriate method, courageously. Like a person,” Putin mentioned.