- Title: Putin brushes off allegations of Russian election meddling
- Date: 2nd October 2019
- Summary: MOSCOW, RUSSIA (OCTOBER 2, 2019) (RUSSIAN POOL) PANEL SESSION AT ENERGY FORUM IN PROGRESS NBC NEWS JOURNALIST AND DISCUSSION HOST, KEIR SIMMONS, LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "This is ridiculous. Or it would be ridiculous if it was not that sorrowful, because all we see now in the U.S. domestic politics ruins Russia-U.S. relations and I am sure it harms the United States itself too." SIMMONS LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "I'm telling you as a secret - yes we will definitely do it (meddle in next year's U.S. presidential election) in order to deliver you the best of fun, just don't tell anyone." AUDIENCE APPLAUDING (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "You know we have plenty of our own problems. We are dealing with domestic problems and this is our key priority. We have colossal tasks in the sphere of economy and social policy. (CONTINUES IN WIDER SHOT) We have formulated so called national development projects in different areas. We invest unprecedented resources in fulfilling the outlined national development goals. What is the point for us to meddle in some election in some other country?" DISCUSSION IN PROGRESS
- Embargoed: 16th October 2019 14:33
- Keywords: Russia-U.S. relations Vladimir Putin election meddling U.S. election Donald Trump United States
- Location: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- City: MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Country: Russia
- Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZELZD3
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- Story Text: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday (October 2) that it was ridiculous to suggest Moscow would try to interfere in next year's U.S. presidential election, and that no proof had been presented of past election meddling by Moscow.
U.S. intelligence agencies have said Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election campaign in order to tilt the vote in Donald Trump's favour. Moscow has denied any interference.
Speaking at an economic conference in Moscow, Putin said Russia would be prepared to work with any president elected in the United States, and had better things to do than interfere in U.S. elections.
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