Thursday, December 14, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin: U.S. Now Gripped By 'Spymania' Over Russian Collusion With Donald Trump



Reuters: Putin says U.S. gripped by fabricated spymania, praises Trump

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday the United States was in the grip of a fabricated spymania whipped up by President Donald Trump’s opponents but he thought battered U.S.-Russia relations would recover one day.

Putin, who said he was on first name terms with Trump, also praised the U.S. president for what he said were his achievements.

“I‘m not the one to evaluate the president’s work. That needs to be done by the voters, the American people,” Putin told his annual news conference in Moscow, in answer to a question.

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More News On Russian President Putin's Remarks On Russian Collusion And Interference In The U.S. Presidential Election

Putin blasts accusations of 'meddling' in US election as 'spy hysteria' -- TASS
Putin: US hurts itself with invented Trump collusion case -- AP
Russia's Putin laments 'spymania' gripping Washington -- Reuters
Putin: Accusations Russia colluded with Trump damages US politics -- Politico.eu
Putin calls Russia-US contacts 'all invented' in annual press conference -- ABC News
Vladimir Putin calls U.S. election meddling claims ‘spy hysteria’ -- USA Today
'Why Do You Have This Spy Hysteria?' Putin Asks At Annual News Conference -- NPR
In Moscow, Vladimir Putin Calls Journalists 'Curious Bunch,' Claims Trump-Russia Collusion 'Invented' -- Newsweek
Putin blames Trump's 'opponents' for poor US-Russian relations -- Washington Post
Putin praises 'Donald' and says US is gripped by fabricated spymania -- Sydney Morning Herald
Vladimir Putin takes aim at claims of US election meddling in marathon press conference -- ABC Online
Putin: Trump’s political opponents blocking efforts to improve relations with Russia -- The Hill

4 comments:

RussInSoCal said...

/I've been thinking about getting a Ham Radio license.

Anonymous said...

I have the bacon one. works fine.

Jay Farquharson said...

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/the-secret-history-of-the-russian-consulate-in-san-francisco-putin-trump-spies-moscow/

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/12/suspicious-event-routes-traffic-for-big-name-sites-through-russia/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/national-security/donald-trump-pursues-vladimir-putin-russian-election-hacking/?utm_term=.f96eaa1aa76c

War News Updates Editor said...

Jay,
The Foreign Policy article is my 1:00EST post. It is a fascinating read.