Cybersecurity
Trump Denies Putin Ties Amid Queries on Embrace of U.S. Foe
- Reverses statements that he had an association with Russian
- Suggests people of Crimea support annexation the U.S. opposes
Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, speaks on the opening day of the VTB Capital Investment Forum in Moscow on Oct. 13, 2015.
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Donald Trump backtracked on claims that he’s had “a relationship” with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid questions about his embrace of a traditional U.S. adversary at a time Russia’s been implicated in hacking Democratic Party computers.
“I have no relationship with Putin,” the Republican presidential nominee said several times during an interview on ABC’s “This Week” that aired on Sunday. “He said very nice things about me, but I have no relationship with him.”