MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that US Democrats had impeached President Donald Trump for “fabricated” reasons in order to reverse his 2016 election victory.
Putin, speaking at his annual year-end news conference, said he expected Trump to survive the proceedings and stay in office.
The US House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to impeach Trump, but Putin, like most observers, said he expected the Republican Senate to acquit him.
“It’s unlikely they will want to remove from power a representative of their party based on what are, in my opinion, completely fabricated reasons,” said Putin.
“This is simply a continuation of …read more
Source:: The Himalayan Times
