Vladimir Putin
Moscow is not concerned about the intervention of the Western press in the internal Affairs of the country, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference following the summit of “Big twenty” in Hamburg on Saturday, July 8, reports RIA Novosti.
“If you analyze the press, the German press, or even European, French — that they are constantly meddling in our internal Affairs. But because we feel confident, that doesn’t bother us,” — said Putin.
Earlier on Saturday it was reported that Vladimir Putin assured the leaders of the member countries “the Big twenty” that Moscow did not interfere in the American elections.
July 7, us Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, describing the talks between the presidents of Russia and USA Vladimir Putin and Donald trump on the sidelines of the summit, said that trump is “pushed” to Putin, asking the question about the alleged Moscow’s intervention in the American elections. In turn, foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov said that trump took Putin’s words that Russia did not interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Official Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov urged to believe the words of a Russian diplomat.
The first meeting of Putin and trump took place on the first day of the summit and lasted more than two hours. The sides discussed bilateral relations and key international problems.
The day before the event, July 6, trump admitted that Russia has indeed intervened in the American elections in 2016. At the same time, he noted that it could make any other country.