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BREAKING: Putin calls Trump legal cases ‘politically motivated persecution’
Inside Paper ^ | Sep 12 | AFP

Posted on 09/12/2023 4:37:02 AM PDT by RandFan

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday described legal proceedings against former US president Donald Trump as “politically motivated persecution.”

The Kremlin, seen has having friendly relations with Trump, has repeatedly spoken out in defence of the former president, who is facing a series of charges linked to election interference.

“As for the persecution of Trump, for us, in the current environment, it’s good because it shows the rottenness of the American system,” Putin said at an economic forum in the Far East.

“It is a politically motivated persecution of one’s competitor.”

Putin, who served in the Soviet security services, added: “And this shows who we are fighting … As they said in Soviet times: ‘the bestial face of American capitalism.'”

Relations between Washington and Moscow, strained by a litany of issues under Putin, have hit new lows since the Kremlin launched large-scale hostilities in Ukraine.

Putin said he did not expect any change in US foreign policy stance towards Russia regardless of “whoever will be elected president” next year.

(Excerpt) Read more at insiderpaper.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: expertinpersecution; hewouldknow; kgbthug; policestate
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1 posted on 09/12/2023 4:37:02 AM PDT by RandFan
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To: RandFan

LOL - Mind your own business!


2 posted on 09/12/2023 4:40:13 AM PDT by Fury
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To: RandFan

Even Satan knows the difference between right and wrong.


3 posted on 09/12/2023 4:41:04 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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To: Fury

That’s more than Mitch McConnell has done.


4 posted on 09/12/2023 4:41:48 AM PDT by JonPreston ( ✌ ☮️ )
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To: RandFan

Good for him.


5 posted on 09/12/2023 4:42:52 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: JonPreston
The average person anywhere in the world can see it's political persecution.
Even Vlad can see that, as well as any man in the street.

6 posted on 09/12/2023 4:44:15 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie
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To: JonPreston

Mitch McConnell is eating pudding for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Whatever he should have said before, he’s pretty unable (not to mention unwilling) to say it now.


7 posted on 09/12/2023 4:46:35 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Very true.

Making this persecution so visible might be a matter of the Deep State sending a warning to the people of its power and willingness to use it...regardless of the law.

As some sheriffs in the old West used to say, "I am the law around here."

8 posted on 09/12/2023 4:48:35 AM PDT by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a strong bias will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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To: RandFan

The whole world sees it.


9 posted on 09/12/2023 4:50:58 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: Fury
Well, if anyone knows about politically-motivated persecution….

Anna Politkovskaya

Boris Nemtsov

Viktor Yushchenko (still here)


10 posted on 09/12/2023 4:51:05 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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To: Fury
LOL - Mind your own business!

It is his business. Every world leader has a right to opine, Putin even more so since we can't seem to 'mind our own business' and have engaged in a proxy war against his nation. Oh, and he's right. LOL --- LOL

11 posted on 09/12/2023 4:51:52 AM PDT by BlackbirdSST (Trump or Bust! Long live the Republic.)
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To: RandFan

Thank you for echoing our thoughts Mr. Putin.


12 posted on 09/12/2023 4:52:16 AM PDT by exPBRrat
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To: RandFan
While Putin is correct in this, Alexi Navalny could be excused for feeling Putin might be being just a tad bit hypocritical.

(Navalny was a political opponent Putin had jailed, and who just got 19 more years added to his sentence last month).

13 posted on 09/12/2023 4:53:37 AM PDT by AndyTheBear (Certified smarter than average for my species)
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To: RandFan

The rest of the world is shocked at how quickly the United States is descending into dystopia.


14 posted on 09/12/2023 4:55:30 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: DoodleBob

Not even close to the Clinton Club.


15 posted on 09/12/2023 4:56:23 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: Fury

“LOL - Mind your own business!”

Truth hurts?


16 posted on 09/12/2023 5:01:24 AM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: marktwain

The rest of the world is gleeful at our descent. the Chinese told Bidens minions in Alaska, the US has no position of strength to lecture others about democracy.


17 posted on 09/12/2023 5:08:30 AM PDT by griswold3 (Truth, Beauty and Goodness )
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To: RandFan

18 posted on 09/12/2023 5:09:37 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: RandFan

Pretty bad when Russia is calling your judicial system corrupt.


19 posted on 09/12/2023 5:21:25 AM PDT by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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Breaking…..past the “developing” stage. Not quite at the “boom” or “bombshell” stage.


20 posted on 09/12/2023 5:21:33 AM PDT by mmichaels1970
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