President Putin Says Whoever Wins US Presidential Election Will Not Change Anti-Russian Policy

President Vladimir Putin. (Source: Sergei Savostyanov / TASS via Kremlin)

JAKARTA - Russian President Vladimir Putin said whoever wins the United States presidential election next year will not change the country's foreign policy against Russia, dismissed reports of Donald Trump's relations with Russia, although he also criticized the legal snares experienced by the former president.

Speaking on the sidelines of the economic forum in Vladivostok, President Putin said the prosecution of Trump in the United States was politically motivated and showed the "decay" of the US political system.

Trump is known to be facing legal snares related to alleged attempts to cancel the results of the 2020 General Election, to giving money to close his mouth to a porn star ahead of the 2016 elections. In total, Trump faces 91 charges in four cases in four different state jurisdictions.

"This shows the rot of the American political system, which cannot pretend to teach others about democracy," President Putin said.

"Everything that happened to Trump was politically motivated persecution of his political rivals, that's how it is. And it was done in front of the eyes of the US people and the rest of the world. They only revealed their internal problems," continued President Putin.

President Putin also said Trump's idea of having a special relationship with Russia was "empty".

However, the Kremlin leader said whoever won Uncle Sam's country election next year, he expected no change in Washington's policy against Russia.

"There will be no fundamental changes in Russia's foreign policy direction, no matter who the elected president is," said President Putin.

"The US authorities view Russia as a real enemy," he said.

"It doesn't matter who is elected, the anti-Russian US policy vector doesn't seem to be affected," said President Putin.

Trump has so far been the Republican presidential candidate for the 2024 election. Meanwhile, from the Democratic Party, it is certain that President Joe Biden's incumbent will run again in the presidential election contestation, not commenting on the legal process against his competitors.