Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be calling former President Donald Trump after he was shot at at a campaign rally, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be calling former President Donald Trump after he was shot at a campaign rally over the weekend, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday. The Russian government accused the Biden administration of creating an atmosphere that led to the attack.
“We do not at all think or believe that the attempt to eliminate presidential candidate Trump was organized by the current government, but the atmosphere that this administration created during the political struggle, the atmosphere around candidate Trump provoked what America is faced with today,” Peskov said on Sunday.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova suggested that U.S. lawmakers should allocate the money being spent on supplying Ukraine with weapons to finance law and order services within the United States. Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his sympathies to Trump, and the Global Times, a newspaper owned by China’s ruling Communist Party, published editorial articles quoting Chinese academics who warned about the increasing polarization in the U.S. and the risk of a potential civil war.
International leaders, including U.S. adversaries, reached out to Trump after the shooting. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and King Charles III of the U.K. were among those who expressed condolences. Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stressed the importance of non-violence, while Hamas condemned any violence and emphasized the significance of the upcoming U.S. election for American strategic interests in the Middle East.
Various leaders and officials globally denounced the attack on Trump, calling it an assault on democracy and a threat to stability. The incident has sparked concerns about the political climate in the U.S. and its implications for international relations.