John Bolton made his comments about the American president on the “Overheard” podcast. — Trump considers Putin his friend and believes that if he has good relations with him, then US-Russian relations are good. “It's a huge oversimplification,” he said in an interview with journalist Evan Smith.
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The diplomat further stated that the Russian president is taking advantage of the naivety of the American leader. — Putin does not consider Trump his friend. Rather, she sees him as someone who can be manipulated. And he does it thanks to his KGB training, Bolton added.
A turbulent end to cooperation
John Bolton was Trump's third national security adviser after the tumultuous terms of Mike Flynn and HR McMaster. He held this position from April 2018 to September 2019, when he resigned. His cooperation with Trump ended in conflict. Since then, Bolton has often chosen to criticize the US president.
During Trump's first term, the administration brought two cases against Bolton because the president accused him of leaking confidential information in his published memoirs. In October this year, he was indicted on charges of illegally storing and sharing classified information while in office.
