Putin calls accusation of cyberattacks against US ‘farcical’

Russian President Vladimir Putin (Yevgeny Odinokov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed allegations his country is carrying out cyberattacks against the United States as baseless.

Mr Putin’s comments in an interview aired on US TV channel NBC come two days before he is to meet President Joe Biden in Geneva and underline the tensions between the two countries.