Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to not retaliate against the U.S. after Washington levied a new round of sanctions last year was not influenced by Michael Flynn, the Kremlin said Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin himself made the decision to not hit back against the U.S. and that he had not been aware of Flynn’s communications with Russia asking the Kremlin to hold off on responding, Reuters reported.
“Of course Putin took the decision, it was his decision,” Peskov said Monday in a conference call with reporters. “It (the decision) could not have been connected to any requests or recommendations. The president takes his decisions absolutely independently.”
Flynn — who worked as a top official for President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team before becoming his national security adviser — pleaded guilty on Friday in federal court to a charge of making false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia.
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— John Schindler (@20committee) December 4, 2017
Isn’t it funny the way that Putin always seems to try to come to Trump’s rescue?
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