President Putin commented that Trump is 'not safe now'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he does not believe that US President-elect Donald Trump, who has suffered several assassination attempts, is safe.
The Russian president made the remarks on November 28 at a press conference in Astana, Kazakhstan, following a two-day Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit.
President Putin said he was surprised by the way the US election campaign was going, criticizing the "absolutely uncivilized methods" used against Trump, including "repeated assassination attempts".
“In my opinion, he is not safe at the moment,” Mr Putin stressed, noting that “there have been different incidents in the history of the United States”.
The Russian president also praised Trump as an experienced and intelligent politician, emphasizing that he hoped the US president-elect would "be cautious and understand this." President Putin said he was even more surprised that Trump's political opponents had targeted his family and children.
Mr Putin called such behavior "abominable" and indicative of the degradation of the US political system, noting that even criminal groups would not use such methods.
President Putin is concerned that he cannot rule out the possibility that the Biden administration is trying to create difficulties for Trump's relationship with Russia.
However, Moscow "is ready for dialogue with Washington, including with the future government" - President Putin emphasized.