MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday (June 14) that the US anti-racism protests were a sign of deep crises in the country, in his first comments on the situation.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that the US anti-racism protests were a sign of deep crises in the country, in his first comments on the situation.
He linked the unrest to the coronavirus pandemic, saying:"It shows there are problems. Things connected to the fight with the coronavirus have shone a spotlight on general problems." He contrasted the virus situation in the US and Russia, saying that while"we are exiting the coronavirus situation steadily with minimal losses, God willing, in the States it isn't happening that way".
Mr Putin criticised a lack of strong leadership on the virus situation in the US, saying that"the president says we need to do such-and-such but the governor somewhere tells him where to go".
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