Moscow hopes US President Donald Trump’s claim that Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping are conspiring against America was meant “figuratively,” the Kremlin has said.
As China’s military parade got underway in Beijing, Trump posted on Truth Social: “May President Xi and the wonderful people of China have a great and lasting day of celebration. Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.”
Speaking to journalists on the sidelines following the Putin-Kim summit Wednesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that “no one is plotting any conspiracies” and expressed hope Trump’s statement was meant “figuratively, not literally.”
Peskov also added Russia’s relations with partners in the East, especially with China and North Korea, as well as meetings within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, BRICS and other summits, are carried out for the good of their nations, and not against anyone.
“The principle is for the benefit of the peoples of our countries, and not against third countries,” he said.
Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said earlier Wednesday: “I want to say that no conspiracies have been arranged, no one has been conspiring, no conspiracies at all, and moreover, none of these three leaders have even entertained such thoughts.”
