‘The leadership of the Democratic Party are trying to blame all their failures on external factors’
Vladimir Putin has criticised members of the US Democratic party for trying to “blame” Russia for Donald Trump’s election victory.
Speaking during his annual news conference to local and international journalists, the Russian President denied accusations of state-sponsored hacking during the campaign.
In a nearly four-hour marathon question-and-answer session, Mr Putin instead turned his ire on the Obama administration itself, saying the US’s ruling party was incapable of “losing with dignity”.
Mr Trump, by contrast, had his finger on the pulse of American society, Mr Putin suggested. With a glint in his eye, he said no one had expected the Republican to win – “except for you and me”.
- The Independent