HELSINKI (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local): Updated 7:25 p.m.: Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected allegations that Moscow has collected compromising materials on U.S. President Donald Trump or his family. Asked during a joint news conference following their summit in Helsinki, the Russian […]
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Vladmir Putin wants U.S. to cut 755 diplomats in Russia
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that the U.S. diplomatic missions in Moscow and elsewhere in the country will have to reduce their staffs by 755 people, signaling a significant escalation in the Russian response to American sanctions over the Kremlin’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election. The United States and Russia have […]
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Vladmir Putin ridicules claims of meddling in U.S. election
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin ridiculed the allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections, accusing the Democrats of trying to shift blame for their defeat and likening the accusations against Russia to anti-Semitism. Facing questions from NBC’s Megyn Kelly, who moderated Friday’s panel discussion at St. Petersburg’s economic forum, Putin said the […]
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Vladmir Putin denies involvement in election hacking, hails Donald Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky) ST.PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the Russian state has never engaged in hacking and said Moscow will wait […]