Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE says he would consider huddling with Russian leader Vladimir Putin before entering the White House as president.

“If I win on Nov. 8, I could see myself meeting with Putin and meeting with Russia prior to the start of the administration,” he told radio host Michael Savage Monday, according to WND.

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Trump also noted that U.S.-Russia relations are widely regarded as being at their lowest point since the Cold War.

The billionaire cited tensions over handling the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), cyberattacks and Ukraine as some of the issues dividing the two nations.

“The problem is Putin has no respect for [President] Obama at all,” the GOP’s presidential nominee said. "You have potentially a really catastrophic situation here. I’ll be honest with you.”

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE has repeatedly accused Trump of treating Putin too warmly.

Clinton’s campaign on Sunday, for example, suggested Trump may not display toughness toward Russia as America’s next president.

“Vladimir Putin just confirmed that Donald Trump is carrying Russia’s water with pro-Putin wish list of policies, and the only question left is whether he will follow through for the Kremlin,” adviser Jake Sullivan said in a statement.

“Putin is trying to put his thumb on the scale through cyberattacks aimed at influencing the election because he knows that Hillary Clinton will stand up to him.”

Putin apparently voiced uncertainty on Sunday over whether Clinton or Trump will win the Oval Office next month.

“We don’t know for sure how it will be after the elections,” he said in an interview translated by NBC News.

“We don’t know whether the presidential candidate Trump will be implementing his intentions, how far he will go in cooperating with us; or whether Mrs. Clinton, if she becomes president, will implement her threats and her harsh rhetoric about Russia."