Kremlin Spokesperson For US Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris Is Easier To Guess Than Donald Trump

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. (Wikimedia Commons/Kremlin.ru)

JAKARTA - Russia sees United States presidential candidate from the Democratic Party Kamala Harris as a more predictable opponent than Republican Donald Trump, although there is no prospect of improving relations with Washington, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

In an interview with Pavel Zarubin, Peskov also seemed to underestimate Trump's boast about his ability to end Ukraine's war within 24 hours, if he is re-elected in the 2024 US Presidential Election next November.

Prior to the collapse, President Joe Biden announced his resignation from the November election and gave his support to Harris, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow prefers Biden over Trump, describing Biden as an experienced type of "old school" politician.

With Biden's removal, Zarubin asked Peskov with a laugh: "Then who is our current candidate?" as reported by Reuters on September 1.

Peskov, who also laughed, replied: "We don't have a candidate. But, of course, Democrats are more predictable. And what Putin said about Biden's predictability applies to almost all Democrats, including Harris."

While stating that the general election is an internal US issue, President Putin and Peskov have given various opinions at different times.

In February, for example, President Putin praised President Biden for his prediction, but also discussed sensitive topics of his mental fitness for positions in comments that appeared to be designed to cause problems.

In June, he said Russia didn't care who the next US president would be, but the US court system was clearly used in the political battle against Trump.

Peskov, in an interview published on Sunday, said US measures to "step on the interests of our country" had exceeded acceptable limits. Bilateral relations are at a historic low, with "no prospects" at present to put them on track to recovery.

Kremlin spokesman said no "magic stick" could resolve Ukraine's crisis overnight as Trump promised.

He said it was a "fantation" to imagine that the next US president would announce in his inauguration speech that Washington was halting military aid to Ukraine and calling for peace negotiations, and that this would change Kyiv's mindset.