President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, whose government was accused by American officials of interfering in the 2016 American election to help the Trump campaign, gave a wide-ranging interview on American politics on Oct. 7 in which he spoke warmly about Democrats.
New York Times: Putin praises Democrats in an interview
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he leaves Red Square after a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow on June 24, 2020.