Russian president Vladimir Putin repeatedly attacked US policies during a forum of policy experts in Suchi, but in a remarkable about face, Putin then defended Trump, stating that his political adversaries "haven't allowed him to fulfill any of his election plans."
Putin had accused the US of violating international agreements and of upsetting world stability, stating that "our biggest mistake was to trust the West too much, which was interpreted as a weakness. The West's biggest mistake was to breach our trust."