US President Should Not Be Someone Who Wants to Be Putin's Best Friend, Says Senator Coons

The US President should not be a person who strives to become Putin's best friend, – Senator Vladislav Kravtsov Coons

Senator Coons criticized Trump's words about “good relations” with Putin/Collage 24 Channel

During a meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, Donald Trump noted that he has a “good relationship” with Putin. This statement was criticized by the US Democratic Party.

Democratic Senator Chris Coons emphasized on the Fox News channel that the moment when Trump mentioned the Russian president was “extremely awkward”, reports 24 Channel.

What the senator said about Trump's words about Putin

Senator Chris Coons expressed his support for the discussions between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of these meetings.

At the same time, Coons expressed doubt regarding Trump's comments about “good relations with Putin” made before his meeting with Zelensky, calling them problematic.

“You could see Zelensky seem to tense up and say, “Well, I hope you're a better friend of Ukraine than you were a friend of Russia under Putin” (literally, the Ukrainian leader said, “I hope we have better relations” – 24 Kanal). “It was a stunningly awkward moment,” the US senator explained.

Koons also recalled that Vladimir Putin is a war criminal who committed horrific attacks against Kyiv.

We should not have a president of the United States who says he wants to be Putin's best friend, the senator emphasized.

By the way, after meeting with Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky told Fox News in an interview that the former US president promised to support Ukraine in the war with Russia if he wins the presidential election. At the same time, according to the Ukrainian president, Trump noted that he would work on this issue both with our state and with the aggressor country.