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| Talk of collusion with Trump ‘absurd’ - Putin | Talk of collusion with Trump ‘absurd’ - Putin |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin called ‘absurd’ the talk of collusion between Moscow and US President Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign. Trump said there was 'nobody to collude with.' | Russian President Vladimir Putin called ‘absurd’ the talk of collusion between Moscow and US President Donald Trump during the 2016 election campaign. Trump said there was 'nobody to collude with.' |
| “There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it,” Trump said at the press conference following a meeting with Putin in Helsinki on Monday. “I didn’t know the president. There was nobody to collude with.” | “There was no collusion at all. Everybody knows it,” Trump said at the press conference following a meeting with Putin in Helsinki on Monday. “I didn’t know the president. There was nobody to collude with.” |
| “We need to rely on facts, not on momentary political interests of political factions in our countries,” Putin said . “Tell me one fact that shows some kind of collusion during the campaign in the US. It’s completely absurd. We didn’t know each other, just as [President Trump] said.” | “We need to rely on facts, not on momentary political interests of political factions in our countries,” Putin said . “Tell me one fact that shows some kind of collusion during the campaign in the US. It’s completely absurd. We didn’t know each other, just as [President Trump] said.” |
| Putin also noted that it was perfectly normal for the Russian public to develope a preference during the US presidential election. Candidate Trump spoke about better relations with Russia, so that led to the Russian public perceiving him as more favorable than Hillary Clinton. | |
| “How is that unusual?” the Russian president asked. | “How is that unusual?” the Russian president asked. |
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