President Vladimir Putin took a parting shot at the Obama administration Tuesday, accusing it of trying to undermine Donald Trump's legitimacy with fake allegations and "binding the president-elect hand and foot to prevent him from fulfilling his election promises." Putin said the allegations were part of efforts by the Obama administration to "undermine the legitimacy of the president-elect" despite his "convincing" victory. "I don't know Mr. Trump," Putin said. He said Moscow is inviting representatives of the Trump administration to talks Monday on Syria in Kazakhstan — discussions brokered by Russia, Turkey and Iran. Like Putin, Lavrov rejected allegations of Russian meddling in the U.S. election as "absurdities" and "fakes" intended to hurt Trump.

Source: ABC News January 17, 2017 13:41 UTC