Putin Steps Into US Race to Back ‘Old-Style’ Biden Over Trump
- Kremlin leader makes first comments on US presidential contest
- Russian president had backed Trump publicly in 2016 election
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Vladimir Putin praised Joe Biden as a more reliable alternative for Russia than Donald Trump, making his first public comments on the American presidential election.
“He’s a more experienced person, he’s predictable, he’s an old-style politician,” the Russian president said of Biden in a state television interview when asked which of the two leading candidates would be better for Russia, according to a video released by the Kremlin.