Source: ET
“They (our relations) are going downhill, they are getting worse and worse,” Putin told the Mir TV channel, according to a Kremlin transcript.
“The current administration has approved, in my opinion, several dozen decisions on sanctions against Russia in recent years.”
The Russian leader contrasted Moscow’s troubled relationship with Washington with what he described as its blossoming ties with China, a deepening strategic friendship that has alarmed some US policymakers.
Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he would meet Putin at the G20 in Japan, but the Kremlin said a day earlier that the idea for the meeting was “hanging in the air” and that there were no discussions on specifics yet.
Trump said on Wednesday he hoped the United States would have “a great relationship with Russia,” but pledged to deploy 1,000 US troops to Poland, a step sought by Warsaw to deter potential aggression from Russia.
In another move certain to rankle with Moscow, Trump said on Wednesday he was considering sanctions over Russia’s Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project and warned Germany against being dependent on Russia for energy.
Putin, who has spoken out in favour of China in its burgeoning trade war with the United States, said in the same interview that he hoped for smoother ties with Washington despite the current trajectory of their relationship.
Not a good sign for world peace.
The crazy thing is that Trump needs ‘bad relations’ with Russia for the purpose of re-election. If he is seen to be on good terms it might hurt his re-election bid. Basically Trump and Putin would be buddies.
Interesting. This what world politics is.
I couldn’t help but ponder on this … Which of the two has killed more innocent muslims? In between Chechnia (twice), Afghanistan (twice), Iraq (twice), and now Syria (and God knows where else), there is got to be about 30 million martyrs… And more importantly …. Who is next?