The Russian President Vladimir Putin has challenged U.S. officials to prove their accusations with valid evidence or forever remain silent.
Putin’s Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said; “They should either stop talking about that or produce some proof at least. Otherwise it all begins to look unseemly.’’
Peskov had earlier described the allegations as groundless, “ludicrous nonsense,’’ following a report by American broadcaster NBC that alleged Putin was personally involved in Russian hacking to influence the U.S. poll.
Unnamed U.S. officials alleged that Putin had personally directed how hacked material from Democrats was leaked and otherwise used.
“Our goal continues to be to send a clear message to Russia or others not to do this to us because we can do stuff to you,” the US president told a year-end press conference on Friday, at which he went the furthest yet towards pinning direct blame for the hacks on Putin.
“Not much happens in Russia without Vladimir Putin,” Obama said. “I mean, this is a pretty hierarchical operation last I checked, there´s not a lot of debate and democratic deliberation, particularly when it comes to policies directed at the United States.”
US President-elect Donald J. Trump has dismissed the allegations, which have found credence after both CIA and FBI seemed to be on the same page as far as allegations of Russia being involved in the hacks were concerned
