As Trump was sworn in as US president in Washington DC on Monday, Putin said Trump’s election campaign was “tough”, referring to his attempted assassination, and called for dialogue with Washington to reach a settlement in Ukraine.
Putin hails Trump’s ‘courageous’ victory as world leaders respond Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban claimed Trump’s presidency would be a boost for right-wing parties across Europe.
Russian president Vladimir Putin hailed Donald Trump’s “courageous” victory as world leaders congratulated him on becoming the 47th president of the United States.
“President Trump is always decisive, and the peace through strength policy he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace,” he said.
Trump has claimed he would end the war in Ukraine “within 24 hours”, something he later changed to six months, but has not said how he would do it.
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