“President Putin is undeniably a strong political figure. No one disputes this fact, except for a few fools. By the way, (Chancellor of Germany. - RT ) Angela Merkel recently visited him again in Moscow. And she has already done this 15 times, if I’m not mistaken, ”Zeman emphasized.
Earlier, US Deputy Secretary of State David Hale said that the United States sees Russia as an inventive and tough competitor.