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Trump Likes Putin. Investors, Not So Much.
The ruble swings wildly, growth is feeble. Russian stock prices lag.
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It's been a decade since Donald Trump made Vladimir Putin his favorite world leader. "Look at Putin," he told Larry King on CNN in 2007. "Whether you like him or don't like him -- he's doing a great job in rebuilding the image of Russia and also rebuilding Russia, period."
More recently, Trump, the businessman, candidate for the Oval Office and now 45th president, had more praise for the Russian Federation president. "I will tell you in terms of leadership he is getting an A, and our president is not doing so well," Trump said in 2015.