I don't love Putin insists Trump, after tense deputies' debate

Donald Trump has hit back at Hillary Clinton's accusation that he is cosying up to Russian president Vladimir Putin after the claim put the Republican White House hopeful's running mate on the defensive during the US vice presidential debate.

Mr Trump offered effusive praise for Mike Pence's performance, but also claimed credit for it, even as both campaigns acknowledged that the sole vice presidential debate was unlikely to alter the race's direction.