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Donald Trump Refuses to Comment on Conversations With Vladimir Putin but Believes It Will Be a ‘Good Thing’ for the Country

Donald Trump remains secretive about his connections with Vladimir Putin and states that if there they will be beneficial.

BY SOMDATTA MAITY

PUBLISHED OCT 17, 2024

Image Source: CHARLESTON, WV - AUGUST 21: President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Charleston Civic Center on August 21, 2018 in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The upcoming USA election currently has all the limelight. Both the candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are being continually asked about their stands on important topics dictating the country's future, PBS reported. One of the biggest subjects that many voters are keeping their eyes on, is each candidate's relation with Russia. Russia at present, is involved in a war with Ukraine. Apart from the war, several of Russia's policies have the potential to impact the USA and people are paying attention to how both the candidates are planning to deal with them. It has long been speculated that Trump has close ties with Vladimir Putin, but the Republican candidate has never confirmed these suspicions. In a recent interview, he maintained the same stand and did not validate the rumor of him being in contact with the Russian President.

Trump's take on connections with Russia

Image Source: OSAKA, JAPAN - JUNE,28 (RUSSIA OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) attend their bilateral meeting at the G20 Osaka Summit 2019, in Osaka, Japan, June,28,2019. Vladimir Putin has arrived to Japan to partcipate the G20 Osaka Summit and to meet U.S.President Donald Trump. (Photo by Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

During Trump's recent appearance at the Chicago Economic Club, he was asked about his conversations with Putin, PBS reported. The Republican candidate refused to reveal whether any such talks have taken place. However, he added that such conversations would be beneficial for the USA. “I don’t comment on that,” he said. “But I will tell you that if I did it’s a smart thing. If I’m friendly with people, if I can have a relationship with people, that’s a good thing and not a bad thing in terms of a country.”

Past relationship with Putin

It has been rumored that Trump has deep ties with Putin, PBS reported. Journalist Bob Woodward claimed in his book War that the Republican candidate has had at least seven secret phone calls with Putin, since leaving the office. Trump had also allegedly sent several COVID-19 test machines to Putin, during the height of the pandemic. Trump's spokesperson denied these claims. The former president said that Woodward is “a storyteller. A bad one. And he’s lost his marbles.”

Possible violations

Image Source: OAKS, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 14: Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump, holds a town hall at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center on October 14, 2024 in Oaks, Pennsylvania. His rival, Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, is speaking in Western Pennsylvania city of Erie. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Implications that Trump had conversations with Putin have given rise to speculations that the former president has violated the Logan Act, MSNBC reported. This act prohibits private citizens from communicating with foreign leaders to influence "the measures or conduct of any foreign government or any officer or agent thereof, about any disputes or controversies with the United States, or to defeat the measures of the United States.” Harris has referred to Woodward's revelations in her campaign trail and accused Trump of helping Putin over his countrymen. “The number of people who lost their grandparents and parents, remember what that was like?” she said. “People were scrambling for the resources and needed tests, and Donald Trump secretly sent Covid tests to the president of Russia.”