Putin lauds Trump's economic feats calls Russia probe 'delirium'
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at an end-of-the-year press conference in Moscow on Thursday that the sweeping investigation into possible collusion between his government and the  Trump  campaign is a "delirium" cooked up by  Trump 's critics.
"You know that all this was invented by the people who stand in opposition to  Mr. Trump  to present  his  work as illegitimate " Putin said  echoing arguments made by  Trump  himself about special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe. "This means that they do not respect the people who voted for him."
Putin also praised  Trump  for supposedly revving up the U.S. economy.
 Donald Trump in the White House
 After  his  press conference   Putin  got on the phone with Trump and mainly discussed the North Korean nuclear problem  according to a brief readout provided by the Kremlin.
 Putin  ally’s $400M yacht docks in Florida ahead of Trump arrival
A White House readout acknowledged that the two heads of state discussed North Korea but also mentioned that President Trump praised  Putin  for "acknowledging America's strong economic performance in his annual press conference."
"Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at an end-of-the-year press conference in Moscow on Thursday that the sweeping investigation into possible collusion between his government and the  Trump  campaign is a "delirium" cooked up by  Trump 's critics.
"You know that all this was invented by the people who stand in opposition to  Mr. Trump  to present  his  work as illegitimate " Putin said  echoing arguments made by  Trump  himself about special prosecutor Robert Mueller's probe. "This means that they do not respect the people who voted for him."
Putin also praised  Trump  for supposedly revving up the U.S. economy.
 [TGT] in the White House
 After  [TGT]  press conference   Putin  got on the phone with Trump and mainly discussed the North Korean nuclear problem  according to a brief readout provided by the Kremlin.
 Putin  ally’s $400M yacht docks in Florida ahead of Trump arrival
A White House readout acknowledged that the two heads of state discussed North Korea but also mentioned that President Trump praised  Putin  for "acknowledging America's strong economic performance in his annual press conference.""