Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. (Reuters photo: Carlos Barria)
Bloomberg: Putin Praises Trump as Ready Partner, Blasts U.S. ‘System’
* Problem is with ‘unpredictable’ U.S. policy, Putin tells TV
* Putin warns ‘no guarantee’ U.S. won’t use nuclear arms again
Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump as a willing partner as he lashed out at the U.S. for what he described as its “unpredictable” behavior, warning there’s no guarantee Moscow’s Cold War rival wouldn’t resort to nuclear weapons.
“I’m not disappointed with my opposite number, I’m increasingly disappointed with the system itself” in the U.S., Putin said in a documentary produced by state television released online on Wednesday. “It’s showing its ineffectiveness, it’s devouring itself. Dealing with a system like this is very difficult because it’s unpredictable.”
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WNU editor: The U.S. political system has been eating itself for a very long time.
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