White House urges Russia to stop interfering in US elections

US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby has said that the White House called on Moscow to cease interfering in the US presidential election and criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin for publicly claiming to “support” certain candidates.

Kirby made these remarks during a briefing in Washington, Caliber.Az reports.

In response to a question about Putin’s comments expressing a preference for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, Kirby emphasised that Mr. Putin ought to stop talking about our elections, period.

"He shouldn’t be favoring anybody one way or another. The only people who should get to determine who the next president of the United States is is the American people. And we would greatly appreciate it if Mr. Putin would, A, stop talking about our election and, B, stop interfering in it," he added.