Cybersecurity

Trump Won't Admit Russian Meddling, Strengthening Putin's Hand

  • The president continues to sow doubt about election hacks
  • He’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday

Disagreements Between Super Powers at the G-20

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They are three little words that Donald Trump all but refuses to say: Russia did it.

A day before his crucial meeting with Vladimir Putin, Trump continued to duck the question of whether Moscow meddled in the 2016 campaign, sowing concern among Democrats and some Republicans that he’ll look equivocal as he sits down with the Russian president for the first time on Friday. Trump also renewed friction with American intelligence agencies that have publicly declared that Russia tried to interfere in the election he won.