'Putin would probably welcome his return, but it would be with serious reservations,' said Philip Short.
). But if Trump wins the 2024 presidential election—and he has hinted that he plans to run for president again—Putin would likely feel"torn" about his return, Short said in an interview with Air Mail published Saturday.
"If he comes back, he will weaken NATO and muddy the waters in innumerable ways. But would Trump have the political strength to turn around U.S. relations with Russia? Very doubtful. On balance, Putin would probably welcome his return, but it would be with serious reservations," he said. Putin"ran rings around Trump" when he was president, and Trump was seen as a"useful idiot" who"exacerbated the dysfunctionality of American politics," said Short. However, he added that Trump"failed to deliver what Putin wanted" during his four-year tenure.
Former President Donald Trump becoming president again may not be a slam dunk for Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to Putin biographer Philip Short. Above, Trump and Putin meet in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019."Putin welcomed all that. On the other hand, relations between Russia and America got worse and worse while Trump was in power, and Putin certainly did not appreciate Trump's unpredictability," Short said.
In recent months, some Russian authorities and media figures have offered praise for the former president. Earlier in July, Russian television host Vladimir Solovyov said he
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