It appears that Putin fears a Harris presidency, There ain't too many sisters in Russia so ol Vlad don't know how to deal. She won't be punking down like Trump. And she's smarter that Putin.
Russia fears Harris winning US presidential election - WP
Story by Oleksandra Bashchenko
The sudden changes in US policy have come as a blow to many members of the Russian elite who follow relations between Moscow and the West, reports The Washington Post.
According to analysts, as well as current and former Russian officials, US President Joe Biden's refusal to run in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris turned the election race upside down.
The Kremlin and its supporters believed that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump could have won if Biden had stayed in the race. This would have created a window of opportunity to resolve the war in Ukraine on Russia's terms.
“If Kamala Harris wins the election, it will be a huge disappointment for the Kremlin,” said Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of R.Politik, a Russian political consulting company now based in France.
She adds that if she comes, “all the windows will close shut.”
In contrast, the turmoil of Trump's presidency, his admiration for authoritarian rulers like Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and his attacks on the EU and NATO have been a gift to Russia. Trump's wild boast that he could end the war in Ukraine in one day implied that he could force Kyiv to surrender its territory.
Although Biden has sent unprecedented military and financial aid to Ukraine, Russian foreign policymakers view him as a predictable player, the media writes. A player who will not risk escalating direct military action with Russia and who understands and respects that Russia has a large nuclear arsenal.
Harris is largely unknown to the Russians and is viewed with alarm.
Yeah, Putin was soooooooooscared of Trump.
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