Putin dismisses US threat of retaliation over alleged hacking

Russian president says US warnings show Washington is using cyber-attacks as a political tool after Joe Biden says 'we are sending a message' to Putin

Vladimir Putin on Sunday shrugged off new US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers, saying such statements only confirmed that Washington used cyber-attacks for political ends.

Speaking after a summit of developing economies in India, the Russian president also said he believed that the hacking allegations were mainly election campaign rhetoric by the White House, and that he hoped bilateral ties could improve after the US elections.