The 45th President of the United States and a candidate in the upcoming presidential elections in the United States, Donald Trump, said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin “possibly” implicated in the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who died in prison last month.
Republican Trump said this in an interview with Fox News, answering the question whether Putin is responsible for the death of Navalny.
Trump on the murder of Navalny by Putin: Possibly, probably, maybe
— I don't know, but maybe, I mean, probably, I could say “maybe”, I don't know, — The Republican presidential candidate answered vaguely.
Donald Trump added that Alexey Navalny is “a young man”, so, according to statistics, “he will live for a long time… This means that something unusual happened”.
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Trump does not want to directly criticize Putin
One of the leaders of the Russian opposition, Navalny, died on February 16 in a penal colony in northern Russia. Soon after his death, the European Union and the United States directly accused the Russian authorities of Navalny's death, deciding to introduce new sanctions against the Kremlin.
But Trump, who is dominating the Republican presidential primaries and is currently ahead of incumbent Democrat Joe Biden in pre-election polls in several key states, has so far taken a soft line toward Putin, who has been waging an all-out offensive for more than two years. invasion of Ukraine.
Trump has also repeatedly promised to stop aid to Ukraine and force Kyiv to the negotiating table with Russia — a position that fuels concerns among Western allies who fear a second Trump term.
During an interview with Fox News, Trump expressed hope that he would not have to choose between Putin “swallow” Ukraine, and in order to send weapons to Ukraine.
— I hope it doesn't come to that, — he said, reiterating that under his presidency the war “would never have happened”.
Trump may stop US aid to Ukraine
Earlier this month, Republican Trump met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Following the negotiations, the Hungarian prime minister said that Trump has “fairly clear plans” to end the Russian-Ukrainian war and, according to Orban, Trump does not plan to provide financial support to Ukraine.
In addition, Viktor Orban added that if the United States does not help Ukraine in the war, then Europe’s resources will not be enough. Thus, Orban is convinced, the war with Russia will be ended.
