“If anyone wants to stay in touch again, I don't mind. I'm ready,” he said. “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election to the presidency of the United States.” “I thought we would talk,” the Republican responded to the NBC channelduring his first interview since his victory in the presidential election.
“He turned out to be a brave man”
Before the American election, Vladimir Putin openly stated that he would prefer to see Joe Biden, then-Kamala Harris, in the White House, considering them more “predictable” for Moscow than the Republican candidates. Donald Trump has been criticized several times for his praise for the Russian president.
The Kremlin leader also assured on Thursday that he was impressed with the way Donald Trump behaved during a near-missed assassination attempt on him during a meeting. “He turned out to be a brave man.”