Putin backs Kamala Harris for US election
Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared support for Kamala Harris in the upcoming US presidential election, an apparent wry remark a day after Washington accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote.
Putin often comments on political and social issues in the United States, often with sarcasm.
He said last year that the US political system was “rotten” and that Washington could not lecture other countries about democracy.
In February, Putin backed Biden over Trump, calling the current president more “predictable”. The White House called on Putin to “stay out” of US elections.
Putin’s comments come a day after the United States indicted two employees of state-run Russian news network RT and slapped sanctions on its top editors. Washington accused them of trying to influence the upcoming US ballot.
