Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Danang, Vietnam November 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
The Hill: Putin denies connection to Manafort, Wilbur Ross
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied any connections between his country and President Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, claiming that such ties are false rumors being propagated by the U.S. leader's political opponents.
During a briefing at the conclusion of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam, Putin also dismissed reports that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross holds a stake in a company that does business with a Russian company with possible ties to the Russian president's son-in-law, according to multiple reports.
"This is nothing more than business. It never had and does not have any relation with politics," Putin said, according to The Associated Press.
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Update #1: Putin: alleged Manafort Russian link fabricated by Trump opponents (Reuters)
Update #2: Vladimir Putin says 'absurd' election meddling claims are designed to hurt Donald Trump (Independent)
WNU Editor: Russian President Putin's statement on Manafort and that his relatives were not involved in the U.S. campaign is interesting .... why say it in the first place? On a side note, blogger Prairie Pundit has an interesting proposal .... what Putin should do is round up the sources for the Christopher Steele dirty dossier on Donald Trump and submit them to interrogation by the FBI. This Hillary Clinton paid-for Russian dossier is the reason and root of all the Russian collusion allegations and subsequent investigations since it was first leaked and published about a year ago .... it is also the reason why U.S - Russian relations are in a deep freeze .... so let us hear from the sources that Christopher Steele used. After-all .... Christopher Steele did give a heads-up on who he used .... How Ex-Spy Christopher Steele Compiled His Explosive Trump-Russia Dossier (Vanity Fair).
