Putin says America is ‘burning from the inside' and U.S. courts are being used by Trump's rivals

Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized the US judicial system, alleging that it is being exploited by Donald Trump’s political adversaries to target the former president. Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Putin stated that this internal political struggle employs the judicial system without concrete evidence. Putin expressed the belief that the outcome of the US presidential election would have little impact on US foreign policy towards Russia, reiterating that Moscow would work with whichever candidate the American people elect. He also mentioned that Russia did not have any special ties with Trump and highlighted the significant sanctions imposed by the former president.