Putin: Saying it's Russians' fault like blaming everything on Jews

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has largely resorted to irony at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) as reporters seemingly failed to come up with new questions, focusing on Moscow's alleged meddling in the US elections, and Donald Trump.

There have been no secret agreements between the Russian ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak and the Trump administration, Putin said at Friday's Q&A session in St. Petersburg.

"My answer is - no!… No talks had even started," the president told the forum, adding that he was surprised with all the fuss surrounding the work of the Russian diplomat in the US and calling anti-Moscow allegations "delirious."

"It's not even clear where all the people spreading such information come from… So, the ambassador meets someone. And what is an ambassador supposed to do? It's his...