“I think that, of course, this movement was used domestically by one of the political forces during the election campaign, but there are certain grounds for this.
Let's remember Colin Powell, who was both the Secretary of State and the Pentagon, he wrote in his book that even he, a high-ranking official, all his life felt some kind of injustice towards himself as a person with a dark complexion, "Putin said. his words are quoted by the press service of the Kremlin.
The President noted that since Soviet times, Russia has been sympathetic to the struggle of African Americans for their rights.
“But at the same time, no matter what noble goals someone is guided by, if it goes to some extremes, acquires some elements of extremism, we certainly cannot welcome this,” Putin added.
He stressed that Russia has a "very simple" attitude towards this.
“We support the struggle of African Americans for their rights, but we are against any kinds of extremism, which we sometimes also, unfortunately, observe now,” he concluded.
In June 2020, Putin expressed the hope that the foundations of American democracy would help the United States emerge from the crises that are occurring in the country.