Putin on Trump

"He is a bright personality, a talented person, no doubt about it.  It is not up to us to appraise him, it is up to the U.S. voters. but, as we can see, he is an absolute leader in the presidential race.

 "He is saying that he wants to move to a different level of relations with Russia, to a closer, deeper one. How can we not welcome that?  Of course, we welcome that." Vladamir Putin on Donald Trump