Harris has Russia’s support in the forthcoming US presidential election.
Harris is up against Donald Trump, the Republican nominee,
in the race for the White House. Trump is widely perceived as Putin’s ally.
Speaking in a tongue-in-cheek manner at the Eastern economic
forum in Vladivostok on Thursday, Putin said Russia would follow US President
Joe Biden’s lead and back Harris ahead of the vote.
“We will do the same, we will support her,” Putin said with
a chuckle.
“She laughs so
expressively and infectiously that it means that everything is fine with her.”
The Russian leader said Trump oversaw the most sanctions on
Russia as US leader.
“Ultimately, the choice is up to the American people, and we
will respect that choice,” he said.
Last month, Trump praised Putin’s leadership style, saying
he was on top of his game.
The former US president also claimed that Russia would not
have invaded Ukraine if he were president because he would have stood up to
Putin.
In 2016, US intelligence agencies accused Russia of running
a disinformation campaign to boost Trump’s electoral chances against Hillary
Clinton. Russia denied the claims.
Moscow has also been accused of interfering in the 2024 US
election.
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