VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept 5 (Reuters) – Russia wants Kamala Harris to win the U.S. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday in a teasing comment that cited her “infectious” laugh as a reason to prefer her over Donald Trump.
U.S. intelligence agencies believe Moscow actually wants Trump to win because he is less committed to supporting Ukraine in the war against Russia.
Asked how he viewed the election now, Putin told an economic forum in Russia’s far east that it was the choice of the American people.
Expanding on his view of Harris, Putin said: “She laughs so expressively and infectiously that it means that everything is fine with her.”
By contrast, Putin said that Trump, as president, had introduced more sanctions against Russia than anyone in the White House before him.
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, September 5, (Reuters) – Kamala Harris’s victory in the U.S. s. presidential election, President Vladimir Putin teased on Thursday, citing her “infectious” laugh as a factor in favor of her over Donald Trump.
The ironic comment came from Putin one day after the U. S. Two Russian media executives were charged by the Justice Department for allegedly participating in an illegal plan to use pro-Russian propaganda to sway the election in November.
In a remark widely regarded as not to be taken at face value, Putin had stated earlier this year that he preferred Biden over Trump because the former was a more reliable “old school” politician. This was before President Joe Biden withdrew from the race.
U. S. Due to Trump’s lack of commitment to aiding Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, intelligence services surmise that Moscow truly wants Trump to win.
Putin said at an economic forum in the far east of Russia that the election was the American people’s decision when asked how he saw it now.
However, he went on to say, “We will do the same, we will support her,” in reference to Biden’s advice to his supporters to support Harris.
Putin’s comment drew applause from the audience, and both he and the moderator smiled.
Putin elaborated on his opinion of Harris, saying: “She laughs in such an expressive and contagious way that it indicates that everything is well with her. “. .
Perhaps this indicated that she would not impose additional sanctions on Russia, he continued. Putin, on the other hand, claimed that Trump had imposed more sanctions on Russia as president than any previous White House occupant.
“The American people have the final say, and we will respect their decision,” the head of the Kremlin stated.
You. s. intelligence has established that Russia attempted to weaken Hillary Clinton’s campaign in the 2016 election by launching a disinformation campaign to support Trump’s.
Moscow has consistently refuted any involvement in U.S. S. elections, although the late Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman who established the Wagner mercenary group and was charged by the U.S. S. bragging in 2022 that they were operating Russian “troll farms” and that “we have interfered, we are interfering, and we will continue to interfere.”.
This Wednesday, the U.S. s. Due to what was allegedly a plot to hire a U.S. citizen, the Justice Department charged two RT employees with money laundering. S. company to create web content with the goal of influencing the election of this year.
Moscow intends to target the U.S. s. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova responded to the media on Thursday.
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Andrew Osborn and William Maclean edited the article written by Mark Trevelyan, which included reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin, Olesya Astakhova, Anastasia Lyrchikova, Darya Korsunskaya, Maxim Rodionov, and Elena Fabrichnaya.
