The journalist asked Trump if he thought, as before, that Putin respects him. The head of the White House replied that he had an excellent relationship with the illegitimate Russian president, but, despite this, he closed the Northern Stream.
According to Trump, he hoped that he would agree with Putin and the States would not have to impose large sanctions against Russia, and once again emphasized that he was “disappointed”.
“You know, it’s ridiculous that their economy is not so big, and now it is going through difficult times. It is a relatively small economy, a strong army, but the economy … Once it was strong, now it is no longer like that. […] It is small enough, compared to a vast territory. She is huge. On it, I think, nine time zones or somewhere like that. This is a huge piece of land, ”Trump said.
The head of the White House added that Russia owns many resources that could benefit it, but the Russian authorities only choose to invest in the war and kill people.
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In May, the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleg Ivashchenko said that Putin’s environment is afraid to voice him the real state of the economy in the country.
In June, during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov said indicators indicate an approaching recession in the Russian Federation.
Putin said that he considers rumors about the decline of the Russian economy too exaggerated. He said that the Russian Federation “paid inflation for the need for military expenses,” but he fights with her. He also added that from next year the Russian Federation can supposedly reduce military expenses, recognizing that the current burden on the country's economy is redundant.
On July 16, the head of the Council of the Federation of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko during a meeting of the upper house of the parliament said that the assembly of 2026 in the Russian aggressor country, the preparation of which Russian officials begin, should be the “strictest savings” of funds.
