Vladimir Putin told Mike Pence Russia did not get involved in the vote: spokesperson


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MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin denied Russia's involvement when US Vice President Mike Pence asked the question of interference in the 2016 election, said the Kremlin spokesman.

Dmitry Peskov told Russian television that Pence had "started the conversation with this topic" during a 10-minute talk with Putin on the sidelines of the summit of the Association of Asian Nations of the Southeast (ASEAN) in Singapore.

"Americans are constantly repeating electoral interference in elections," Peskov said during a televised Sunday night debate on Russian television.

"The Russian side … also repeats like a mantra:" Why do not you understand us, how can we explain to you again that the Russian state has nothing to do and can not do anything have to do with interference in internal affairs or electoral processes, "he said.

"This has been told to Pence," Peskov said. "We assume that all of Putin's words will be transmitted to the head of the US state".

Russia has been accused of manipulating the US presidential vote of 2016 through a massive propaganda campaign in favor of Trump.

US investigators are currently investigating allegations of collusion between Russian agents and Trump's election campaign.

Trump has always denied the existence of such links and has been sharply criticized at home for not having publicly clashed with Putin during election interferences at a conference that followed the talks in Helsinki in July.

Putin and Trump are expected to meet at the G20 summit in Argentina at the end of the month.

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