Trump explains why he refuses to call Putin a dictator
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US President Donald Trump says he does not call Vladimir Putin a dictator because he has to make deals with him, according to the transcript of his interview with Jon Decker.
According to Trump, in international politics, it is important not to offend those with whom one has to negotiate. That is why he considers it inappropriate to use harsh remarks about the Russian leadership.
"I have to make deals with people, so I don't go around calling them names. I'm a deal maker. I've always been a very good deal maker. I became very rich because of deals. So I don't go around mocking people," the US president said.
Trump is convinced that publicly insulting and mocking other national leaders can complicate diplomatic agreements.
He contrasted his own approach with the policies of former US President Joe Biden, whom he accused of constantly mocking Russia.
In Trump's view, such behavior was one of the factors that led to the war in Ukraine.
He believes Biden was constantly making fun of Russia, saying it was a 'gas station with nuclear weapons'.
He provided no specific evidence that Biden's mockery was what caused Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump's attempt to lower fuel prices ahead of the elections through a diesel deal with Moscow is playing into the Kremlin's hands.
Russia is using the fuel crisis to provoke a conflict between the US and Ukraine and force Kyiv to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries.
