Putin: Russia to 'support' Harris after Biden withdraws from US presidential race

Russia, after the incumbent US President Joe Biden was "removed" from the presidential race, "supports" his successor Kamala Harris, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), Report informs referring to TASS.

"I told you, our favorite, if I may say so, was the incumbent president, Mr. Biden. He was removed from the race, but he recommended all his supporters to support Ms. Harris. So we will do the same. We will support her," he said. "Ultimately, the choice is up to the American people, and we will respect this choice."

"As for the favorites, it is not for us to determine this. It is, after all, the choice of the American people," the head of state pointed out.

The Russian president joked that since Harris "laughs so expressively and contagiously," this means that "she is doing well." "If everything is fine with her, it means that [former US President Donald] Trump has introduced such a number of various restrictions and sanctions against Russia that no president has ever introduced before. If everything is fine with Ms. Harris, maybe she will refrain from actions of this kind," the Russian leader noted.