Russian President Vladimir Putin, while continuing to deny the Kremlin has sought to meddle in the United States election, praised Donald Trump on Thursday for energizing American voters "tired of the elites."
"Is America some sort of banana republic? America is a great power. Please correct me if I'm wrong," Putin said at the Valdai Club, an annual gathering of world policy experts. "Does anyone really think that Russia can influence the choice of the American people in any way?"
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security explicitly accused the Russian government of hacking the email servers of the Democratic National Committee.
Hillary Clinton's campaign has accused Russia of hacking campaign chairman John Podesta's email account, although WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied that Russian hackers are supplying him material.
Russian hackers, possibly state-linked, have also been implicated in attacks on voting systems in several U.S. states. Putin has previously denied Russia's involvement.
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