Russia has described the unprecedented trial of former US President, Donald Trump for falsifying business records by the White House as “eliminating” its political rivals.
The Kremlin made the statement on Friday following Trump conviction on hush money case on Thursday.
With the conviction, Trump became the first former US President ever convicted of a crime. The former President and Republican Party candidate in the November Presidential election was on Thursday convicted after a New York jury found him guilty of 34 felony charges in a hush money case.
But responding to the judgment, Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov told reporters that it was a systematic elimination of political rivals.
“The fact that a de-facto elimination of political rivals by all possible legal and illegal means is going on there is obvious,” Peskov said.
Russia, whose judiciary has been accused by rights groups and foreign governments of jailing dissidents, often criticizes courts in Western countries.
Recall that Trump has praised Russian President Vladimir Putin as a “smart guy”.
Trump is facing an election in November that could see him return to the White House for the second time.
The former President won the election in 2016, but was defeated in a controversial manner by Biden.
Recall that the 77-year-old former US President has vowed to end the Ukraine conflict “within 24 hours” if re-elected.
Trump’s statement had drawn skepticism and alarm from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Trump had in February, said he would “encourage” attacks on NATO allies that did not pay their fair share.
That statement also prompted fierce criticism from the White House and even some of his own supporters.
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