Trump Says It’s “Not Necessary” To Abduct Russian President Vladimir Putin
US president Donald Trump President has said he would not be issuing an order to abduct his Russian counterpart President Vladimir Putin.
When asked by reporters whether he would ever order a mission to capture Putin, Trump said ” i don’t think it’s going to be necessary”
By contrast, Britain Defense Secretary John Healey has said he would like to abduct Putin. He said that given a choice out of all world leaders, he would kidnap the Russian President.
The comments were made a week after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during a raid on his compound in Caracas.
Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky reacted to the operation by saying, “If you can do that with dictators, then the United States knows what to do next.”
When Trump was fielding questions from reporters at his meeting with oil executives at the White House on Friday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy referenced Zelensky’s comments.
“Sounds like he wants you to go and capture Vladimir Putin,” Doocy said, asking Trump: “Would you ever order a mission to go and capture Vladimir Putin?”
Trump replied, “Well, I don’t think it’s going to be necessary. I’ve always had a great relationship with him.” He added that he was “very disappointed” that his efforts to mediate a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine over the past year have been unsuccessful.