U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)
RUSSIAN president Vladimir Putin has denied his country interfered in the 2016 US elections.
Mr Putin said the “so-called Russian interference” in the election was brought up by US leader Donald Trump during their summit in Helsinki.
Speaking at a joint news conference alongside his US counterpart, Mr Putin said: “I had to repeat that the Russian state never interfered, and does not plan to interfere in internal American electoral process.”
Mr Putin said of the collusion claims that there is “no evidence when it comes to the actual facts”.
The Russian president made an “incredible offer” to allow Russian and US investigators to work together on allegations of Russian cyber attacks, Mr Trump said.
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