Russia sees Democratic US presidential candidate Kamala Harris as a extra predictable rival than Republican Donald Trump, though there is no such thing as a prospect of an enchancment in relations with Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov mentioned.
In an interview with Pavel Zarubin, a tv journalist with privileged entry to the Kremlin, Peskov additionally appeared to dismiss Trump’s boast that he might finish the Ukraine warfare inside 24 hours if American voters returned him to the White Home.
Earlier than Joe Biden introduced his withdrawal from the November election and threw his help behind Harris, Russian President Vladimir Putin had mentioned Moscow most popular Biden over Trump, describing the previous as an skilled politician of the “old-fashioned.”
When Biden was out of the race, Zarubin requested Peskov, laughing: “So who’s our candidate now?”
Peskov, additionally laughing, replied: “We have no candidate. However in fact, Democrats are extra predictable. And what Putin mentioned about Biden’s predictability applies to virtually all Democrats, together with Ms. Harris.”
Whereas Putin and Peskov have each claimed the election was an inside U.S. matter, they’ve expressed differing views at totally different instances. In February, for instance, Putin praised Biden for his predictability but in addition broached the delicate concern of his psychological health for workplace, in feedback that appeared designed to fire up hassle.
In June, he mentioned Russia didn’t care who the following US president was, however that the US judicial system was clearly being utilized in a political battle towards Trump.
In an interview revealed on Sunday, Peskov mentioned that US measures to “trample on the pursuits of our nation” had exceeded acceptable limits. Bilateral relations had been at a traditionally low level and there have been “no prospects” in the meanwhile for placing them heading in the right direction to restoration.
The Kremlin spokesman mentioned there was no “magic wand” that will resolve the Ukraine disaster in a single day, as Trump had promised.
He mentioned it was “fantasy” to think about that the following US president would announce in his inaugural handle that Washington would droop army help to Ukraine and name for peace talks, and that this could change the mentality in kyiv.
