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President Vladimir Putin joked when he said that Russia supports Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in the US presidential election in November, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with the publication Sky News Arabia.

Earlier this month, Putin said Russia wanted Harris to win the race, in a mocking comment that cited her “infectious” laugh as a reason for choosing her over the Republican nominee and former president. Donald Trump.

The Russian leader’s comment prompted the White House to say Putin should stop commenting on the US election. November 5th.

“It was a joke”Lavrov answered the question of how much the change of the US president will affect Russia’s foreign policy.

President Putin has a good sense of humor and often jokes during his speeches and interviews.

“I don’t see any long-term differences in our attitudes toward the current or previous elections in the United States, since they are controlled by the notorious ‘deep state,’” Lavrov said, without providing evidence for this claim.

Lavrov’s comments were published on the Foreign Ministry website on Friday.

Reuters