Russian Major General Apti Alaudinov declared that only Russia is a friend of Russia, adding that the country has only two allies: its “army and navy,” Newsweek reports.
These remarks come amid US President Donald Trump’s efforts to achieve peace in Ukraine. However, since they began, the only noticeable change has been that Russia has intensified its attacks on civilians, leading to a significant number of deaths. Moscow has rejected any ceasefire and announced it would agree to peace only if Ukraine becomes a de facto puppet state, without an army.
Trump has frequently called Russian President Vladimir Putin, and these calls ended with warm words between the two leaders. Despite Ukraine’s summer counteroffensive, the American president has not approved aid for Ukraine, nor has he given a clear answer to Kyiv’s request for more Patriot air defense systems.
This state of affairs is something Russia’s leaders are surely pleased with.
At the same time, the Russian general noted that Trump does not feel bound to stick to his previous statements, and that he might retract a promise, then make a new one, and then change his strategy again.
“All the others are relative friends. This is why we must clearly play our own game in each of these games and do everything to ensure that we win in each of these games in the interests of our state, and not to be on good terms with someone,” said Alaudinov.
Currently, Trump is hoping to restore relations with Russia, and he is open to direct interaction with Putin. However, this rhetoric shifted somewhat after the start of the Iran–Israel war.
Trump also reprimanded the former Russian president after the latter hinted that other countries might give nuclear weapons to Tehran after US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. The American leader criticized such statements on social media, leading to clarification from Dmitry Medvedev that Russia has no plans for such transfers.