However, the former US president now feels called to advise his successor on how to deal with the Russian head of state.
In a statement, Trump said, according to consistent reports: “Good luck to Biden in dealing with President Putin – don’t grow up during the meeting, and please give him my warmest regards!” Biden is coming On Wednesday next week in Geneva with Putin. In his campaign, Trump mocked Biden, calling him “a sleepy Joe” in reference to his age.
Trump himself still seems to have fond memories of his meeting with Putin in 2018, despite the scandal. The former president announced that he had a “fantastic and very productive meeting” with Putin in Helsinki. They will have United States of America She gained a lot “including the respect of President Putin and Russia”.
Biden called Trump “Putin’s puppy” in his campaign
During his tenure, Trump was repeatedly accused of courting Putin. In his campaign, Biden called Trump “Putin’s pup” and took a more confrontational course مسار Moscow announced. At the start of his first trip to Europe, Biden said on Wednesday that the United States was not looking for conflict with Russia. “We want a stable and predictable relationship.” But Biden also made it clear that the Russian government will have to calculate the consequences of the United States in the event of “harmful actions.”
On his first trip abroad as President of the United States, Biden is currently on Great BritainWhere he will attend the G7 summit until Sunday. On Monday, he will participate in the NATO summit Brussels The next day, a high-level meeting will be held with representatives of the European Union on the programme. The eagerly awaited summit meeting between Biden and Putin is scheduled for next Wednesday, before the US president returns to Washington.