'Give them a pill': Putin accuses US of hysteria over election hacking inquiry
by Alec Luhn in Moscow from Technology | The Guardian on (#2RN4P)
Russian president calls allegations of interference in US presidential election 'useless and harmful chatter' at St Petersburg economic forum
Vladimir Putin has said the US needs to stop the "useless and harmful chatter" about Russian interference in the presidential election, arguing that Donald Trump's electoral strategy was entirely responsible for his victory.
Speaking at the St Petersburg economic forum, Putin claimed there was no concrete evidence for US intelligence agencies' allegations of Russian hacking, and said cyber specialists "can make anything up and blame anyone".
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