US President Donald Trump described the Chinese military parade as impressive and noted that he maintains good relations with all its participants. He said this during a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki at the White House.

Journalists present at the meeting between the two leaders asked Trump to comment on his words about an alleged conspiracy against the United States and asked whether he considered this a reason to introduce secondary sanctions against Russia's trading partners.

Well, I've already done that with India, and we're doing that with other issues," he said, noting that he had already commented on the parade in a post on the Truth Social network.

About the parade

Trump, however, noted that the Chinese parade made a strong impression on him.

I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. Very impressive. But I understood why they did it: they hoped I would watch. And I did watch, the American president said.

Trump also stressed that his relationship with all the parade participants is going well.

We'll find out in the next week or two how good [the relationship] is," he added.

On September 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Trump has a sense of humor. This is how Putin responded to a question from a Vedomosti correspondent about his attitude to Trump's words on his social networks, where he wrote, addressing the leader of the PRC Xi Jinping: Convey my warmest wishes to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un as you plot against the United States of America.

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On September 3, a military parade was held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the Chinese people in the war against militarist Japan. At the parade, China demonstrated the forces of its strategic nuclear triad for the first time. / Alexander Kazakov / TASS

The Russian leader said that he and Trump have developed good relations, and the leaders address each other by their first names. Putin noted that during his four-day visit to China, no one had ever made such negative judgments about the current American administration.

Putin clarified that the activities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are not aimed at fighting anyone: They are aimed at finding the best ways to develop ourselves.

On September 3, the US President wished Chinese President Xi Jinping a wonderful celebration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

We have helped China a lot when they talk about freedom. I think, and I hope I am wrong, but I do not think the United States has been given enough credit for helping China achieve freedom, - Trump said. - I was very surprised by the speech of President Xi Jinping.

Trump stressed, however, that he considers the Chinese leader his friend.

He is my friend, but I think the United States should have been mentioned in this speech because we have helped China so much," he said.

Putin: President Trump has a sense of humor

On September 3, a military parade was held in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the Chinese people in the war against militaristic Japan. At the parade, China demonstrated the forces of the strategic nuclear triad for the first time.

The event was led by Chinese President Xi Jinping, who first inspected the parade formations in a Hongqi limousine along Chang'an Avenue and then moved to the stands in Tiananmen Square.

The event was attended by 26 world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and the prime ministers of Armenia and Pakistan Nikol Pashinyan and Shehbaz Sharif.