Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he was prepared to barter with the USA concerning a 50 p.c discount in protection prices. He stated this in an interview with the propagandist Pavel Zarubin. Putin’s phrases are given by Interfax.
“We may agree with the USA. We don’t thoughts, it appears to me that the concept is sweet. The US would scale back by 50 p.c (navy prices). And we might scale back. Nicely, the PRC would then be a part of if she wished, ”Putin stated, answering a query concerning the proposal of US President Donald Trump to scale back navy spending.
“The proposal is sweet, we’re prepared for discussions on this rating,” Putin stated.
US President Donald Trump stated on February 13 that after the top of wars in Ukraine and the fuel sector, he was going to carry negotiations with Russia and China on lowering protection budgets. Trump provided to halve navy budgets. The US President additionally stated that he desires to renew negotiations with Russia and China on the subject of discount of nuclear arsenals.