The documents appear to have come from a closed meeting of the country's national security council, attended by Vladimir Putin. Photo / Getty ImagesThe documents appear to have come from a closed meeting of the country's national security council, attended by Vladimir Putin. Photo / Getty ImagesLeaked Kremlin documents appear to confirm that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorised an operation to help Donald Trump win the 2016 US election. The Guardian has what it believes to be leaked Kremlin documents from January 2016 authorizing the Russian election interference campaign to benefit Trump. It's fake news, just like RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA was fake news," said the former president.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 15, 2021 18:45 UTC