One of Russia’s leading opposition activists Wednesday decried the rise of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the United States’ own version of “Putinism,” saying the New York real estate mogul’s election would be the “best hope” for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his dictatorial regime.
Politico: Russian opposition activist says Trump is Putin’s ‘best hope’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd at the end of his campaign rally at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum on April 27, 2016 in Indianapolis, Indiana.