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The Guardian: Putin’s praise for Trump may mask ‘conflicted’ feelings, Kremlin watchers say

By The Guardian.

Published Aug. 16, 2016 at 3:37 pm

Photo by Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

“A colourful and talented man” was how Vladimir Putin described Donald Trump back in December. In June, he went further: “Mr Trump has declared that he’s ready for the full restoration of Russian-American relations. Is there anything bad there? We all welcome this, don’t you?”