The Latest: Lavrov mocks claims that Trump worked for Russia
MOSCOW (AP) — The Latest on the Russian foreign minister's annual news conference (all times local):12:40 p.m.
Russia's foreign minister has ridiculed allegations that U.S. President Donald Trump could have worked for Moscow's interests.
Sergey Lavrov has told a news conference that U.S. media reports claiming that Trump might have been a Russian agent reflect a dramatic plunge in standards of journalism. Trump said this week he never worked for Russia.
Asked if Russia could release the minutes of Trump's one-on-one negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Lavrov dismissed the idea, saying it defies the basic culture of diplomacy.
He said such requests reflect illegitimate meddling in the U.S.