Russian leaders see Vice President Kamala Harris as more predictable than Republicans, according to a spokesman for Vladimir Putin.

In an interview with Russian TV reporter Pavel Zarubin, Dmitry Peskov joked that the Kremlin had no candidate after President Biden dropped out.

“We have no candidate. But, of course, the Democrats are more predictable. And what Putin said about Biden’s predictability applies to almost all Democrats, including Ms. Harris,” Mr. Peskov said, Reuters reported.

Mr. Peskov also seemed dismissive of Mr. Trump’s idea that he could end the Ukraine war within 24 hours if he were elected in November, which he has said multiple times.

He said there was no “magic wand” to fix the Ukraine war with Russia overnight the way Mr. Trump has suggested.

Mr. Peskov also said the United States has been trampling “on our country’s interests,” and that it’s a “fantasy” to think that the next president will say they are stopping military aid to Ukraine and call for peace negotiations in their inauguration speech, Reuters reported.

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