Cybersecurity
Putin Praises Trump and Suggests Russian Hand in Hacking
- ‘He can’t be put in the same category as normal politicians’
- Hackers are like artists and may act out of patriotism: Putin
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he likes guys like Donald Trump who speak their mind and dangled the possibility that patriotic Russians could have been involved in hacking during foreign elections.
“He’s direct, open,” Putin told a small group of foreign journalists in St. Petersburg on Thursday. “He can’t be put in the same category as traditional politicians. I see great advantages because he’s a person with a fresh view.”