Watch: Nikki Haley calls Putin a tyrant, breaking with Donald Trump's position
on numerous issues. Haley said that she would've worn a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, disagreed with Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan and said she believes climate change is real. Nikki Haley, former US ambassador to the United Nations in the Trump administration, breaks
"I do not trust Putin, and I do not think we should ever. He is not a US friend. Haley stated that his interests do not align with ours. "But I'll tell you that the president told me to make friends. Don't forget that they are not our friends. So, I believe we can still have good relationships but we must be careful. "During CNN’s town hall, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley - the former US Ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration - broke away from the former President Donald Trump’s stance regarding Vladimir Putin and Ukraine. "I do not trust Putin, and I don’t think we should ever. He is not a US friend. Haley stated that his interests do not align with ours. "But I'll tell you that the president told me to make friends. Don't forget that they are not our friends. "I think we can still have relationships but we need to be careful."