President Putin responds to Western demands: 'America should change election laws'

(Baonghean.vn) - The US should stop interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. Instead, it should rebuild the election law - Russian President Vladimir Putin answered in an interview on the leading US television channel NBC on the evening of June 4.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during an interview on NBC on June 4. Photo: TASS

Responding to the question of whether or not Russia interfered in the US presidential election last year, President Putin said: "The election law in the US - voters do not directly elect the President. Their votes are only universal votes, with the task of choosing electors. Therefore, if we talk about social and political justice, it is clear that this election law must be changed. Accordingly, people directly cast secret ballots to elect the head of state. At the same time, it is easier to control the number of votes."

Host and reporter Megyn Kelly said the Russian leader was trying to "justify Russia's efforts in the US election".

In response, President Putin affirmed: "I do not need anyone or anything to blame. Because interfering in other countries' elections is meaningless for us."

President Putin even frankly questioned reporter Kelly: "Move your finger on the world map, everywhere you hear complaints that the US government interferes in their internal election process. Surely you still don't know about this?"

Reaffirming that he "never had any desire to interfere in the US election", the Russian leader said: "Presidents come and go, even the ruling parties and political foundations do not change. Therefore, for us, it does not matter who leads the United States, because whoever it is, we all know in advance what will happen."

President Putin stressed that there was no interference from outside, even in small countries. And for a superpower like the US, if there was, such interference could not change the final result of the election.

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(According to TASS)