Do you feel “jealous” of Trump’s meeting with the President of China? Putin responds

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Friday that his country “welcomes the trade negotiations between the United States and China,” noting that any agreements reached between the two richest countries in the world “will affect the global economy.” “They are the two largest economies in the world, and how they reach agreements on controversial issues and problems resulting from the illegal sanctions imposed by the United States - and the nature of the agreements that will be reached - will affect the entire global economy, including ours,” Putin told reporters at a cultural forum in St. Petersburg.

Putin noted that while Russian-American relations “have declined to zero,” the volume of trade exchange with China amounts to $240 billion. In response to a question from reporters if he was jealous of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, Putin replied: “Jealousy belongs to a completely different field, of a human nature, related to relations between men and women.”

As for international politics, I believe that such concepts are not used,” he said. He also stated that he had not yet decided whether he would attend the upcoming summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in China. It is noteworthy that the Chinese President made a visit to the United States that lasted for 3 days, and witnessed a warm welcome from Trump, who personally received him at the airport.