Putin Says US Election ‘None of Our Business’

By Staff, Agencies

The attempts to humiliate US President Donald Trump by accusing him of ties with Russia just play into Moscow’s hands and upgrade its status, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"When someone is trying to humiliate or insult the incumbent head of state they anyway elevate you and me and talk about our incredible influence and might. To a certain degree, this plays into our hands," Putin said in an interview with Rossiya-24 TV channel on Wednesday.

He then stated that Moscow is not interfering in the US election campaign, it is up to voters to make their choice about the candidates.

"Voters, in this case US citizens, should evaluate the positions of the candidates running for president of such a great world power, frankly speaking, like the United States," Putin emphasized.

"We are uninvolved onlookers, we are not interfering," he noted.

"It is none of our business, after all, let them deal with each other as they see fit based on the developments unfolding," Putin stressed.

Touching on the acrimony from both sides and the mud-slinging between the candidates during the current campaign, the Russian president labelled it all as "manifestations of the level of political culture or lack thereof."

"However, I repeat, we are not going to get involved in this. That is all determined by domestic political processes, domestic political issues and US matters," he stressed.

Putin voiced Russia’s willingness to work with any American president who will be elected by the citizens of the United States. "We will be ready to work with any future US president, with that person who the American people will vest their trust in."

He also pointed out that there were many pluses and minuses in bilateral relations during Trump’s term in the office.