The Arizona senator John McCain says Russian President Vladimir Putin is “an evil man ” who is bent on "defeating" the West. In his memoir ‘The Restless Wave, Good Times, Just Causes, Great Fights and Other Appreciations,’ the 81-year-old former presidential candidate took aim at Putin and condemned alleged Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election. “I was alarmed by Russian interference in the election. I wanted to make Putin pay a steep price for it, and I worried that the incoming administration would not be so inclined,” McCain wrote. “Vladimir Putin is an evil man, and he is intent on evil deeds, which include the destruction of the liberal world order that the United States has led and that has brought more stability, prosperity and freedom to humankind than has ever existed in history,” McCain wrote.

Source: Wall Street Journal May 12, 2018 14:37 UTC