- Reuters
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Kremlin says Trump, Harris should leave Putin’s name out of US political battle
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- Reuters
- Sep 11, 2024
MOSCOW: Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday (September 11) that the Kremlin really did not like the way Vladimir Putin’s name was bandied around in the debate between US Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
Peskov told reporters that Putin’s name was being used as part of the domestic political fight in the US and “we really, really don’t like it”.
Putin says Russia backs Kamala Harris, cites her ‘infectious’ laugh
He said the US was hostile and negative towards Russia, and the Kremlin hoped that the candidates would drop such references to Putin.
Last week the White House said Putin should stop commenting on the US election after he said in an apparently teasing comment that he favoured Harris over Trump and that one of the reasons was her “infectious” laugh.