Kremlin says Washington must prove hacking accusations or shut up

The Kremlin has asked Washington to provide evidence for the latter's hacking accusations or stop talking about the issue. PHOTO: AFP

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Friday (Dc 16) that the United States should either prove accusations that Russia interfered in the US presidential election by hacking Democratic Party organisations or drop the issue.

"Either stop talking about it or finally provide some evidence. Otherwise it looks indecent," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters in Tokyo.

Russia has repeatedly denied the hacking allegations.

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