Putin claims he prefers 'more predictable' Biden over Trump

 Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed in an interview on state television that he would prefer "more predictable" Joe Biden to win the upcoming US presidential election than Donald Trump.

Putin made the comments when an interviewer asked him who among Biden and the Republican frontrunners for the nomination would be a better choice from Russia's perspective.

Putin responded, "Biden, he's more experienced, more predictable, he's an old-fashioned politician." "But we will work with any American leader the American people trust."

Speaking at a rally in South Carolina last night, Trump called Putin's words a "great compliment."

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"President Putin of Russia actually gave me a huge compliment. He just said he would prefer Joe Biden to be president than Trump," Trump told the crowd in North Charleston. "Now, that's a compliment. A lot of people said, 'Oh, gee, that's too bad.' No, no, it's a good thing."

Putin also commented on Biden's mental state following the release of special counsel Robert Hur's report last week, calling him a "sympathetic, well-intentioned, elderly man with a weak memory."

Putin said, "When I met Biden in Switzerland – true, that was several years, three years ago – people were already saying that he was not capable of this. I didn't see anything like that." Reuters.

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The news agency quoted Putin as saying that Trump "is a non-systemic politician; he has his own view on how the United States should develop relations with its allies."

When asked on Saturday about Trump's statement in which he said that he had once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants with those NATO member countries which reduce their GDP for defense. Putin replied that it is up to the US to decide its role in the alliance.

Trump's statement stands in stark contrast to Biden's pledge to "defend every inch of NATO territory," as the alliance commits all members to do in case of attack.