Putin: I’m Not ‘the Kind of Strongman I’m Portrayed’ As

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Wallace Finally ░░░░░░░░ know one of the ░░░░░░░░ he wanted to do ░░░░░░░░ interview was so that ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ the west could get ░░░░░░░░ better understanding of the ░░░░░░░░ man You are often ░░░░░░░░ as a strong man ░░░░░░░░ autocrat a person who ░░░░░░░░ a symbol of Russia ░░░░░░░░ strength Are those fair ░░░░░░░░ of you sir Putin ░░░░░░░░ interpreted Are not laying ░░░░░░░░ to be this kind ░░░░░░░░ a strong man that ░░░░░░░░ am being portrayed but ░░░░░░░░ the point of view ░░░░░░░░ legal symbols flag all ░░░░░░░░ them symbolize the country ░░░░░░░░ it s the same ░░░░░░░░ any country The anthem ░░░░░░░░ national flag and the ░░░░░░░░ of the presidency They ░░░░░░░░ Russian values and what ░░░░░░░░ s ready to go ░░░░░░░░ what it s ready ░░░░░░░░ stand for to build ░░░░░░░░ relationship with such a ░░░░░░░░ country as the United ░░░░░░░░ I ve mentioned economy ░░░░░░░░ and I mentioned this ░░░░░░░░ to President Trump Let ░░░░░░░░ look at our market ░░░░░░░░ instance Europeans sell hundreds ░░░░░░░░ billions of dollars worth ░░░░░░░░ about of services The ░░░░░░░░ for China stands at ░░░░░░░░ billion What about the ░░░░░░░░ States 12 12 billion ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ billion for services If ░░░░░░░░ s the direct result ░░░░░░░░ these policies including the ░░░░░░░░ In fact the United ░░░░░░░░ have driven off their ░░░░░░░░ from the Russian market ░░░░░░░░ they left and this ░░░░░░░░ was filled by their ░░░░░░░░ their competitors Some of ░░░░░░░░ lost their investments What ░░░░░░░░ that for We are ░░░░░░░░ in developing our relationship ░░░░░░░░ the area of security ░░░░░░░░ stability economic challenges strategic ░░░░░░░░ challenges and any other ░░░░░░░░ that we have I ░░░░░░░░ that today with President ░░░░░░░░ we made the first ░░░░░░░░ in this direction.”