Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "actively hoping" that former President Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.
Trump, the frontrunner in the 2024 GOP presidential primary, has long praised and even quoted the Russian leader on the campaign trail.
Meanwhile, the relationship between Trump and Putin has been criticized since the former president's 2016 run when questions of Russia's alleged election interference and possible coordination with the Trump campaign arose.
Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on December 17 in Reno, Nevada.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is seen at the Grand Kremlin Palace on December 27 in Moscow.
Retired U.S. Army General Barry McCaffrey said Friday that Putin is "actively hoping" that Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.
The Kremlin denied allegations that it interfered in the 2020 election, which Trump ultimately lost to Biden. »