Putin on Trump: ‘well-balanced person despite his flamboyant behaviour’
By DW
08 March 2018 |
2:04 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin had words of praise for US President Donald Trump in an interview with Russian state television, but said that he was sorely disappointed with the US political system, saying that it has been "eating itself up."
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