Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with his President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou on September 5, 2016. Appearing at an investment forum in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed that charge. "There was a whole hysteria about that being of interest to Russia, but there is nothing within the interest of Russia," Putin said. JUST WATCHED Russia moves nuclear missiles to Europe border Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH Russia moves nuclear missiles to Europe border 02:14"Indeed, it's not a Cold War," said Igor Zevelev, former director of the MacArthur Foundation's Russia office. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the accusations as "nonsense" on Friday, according to the state-run Interfax News Agency.

Source: CNN October 12, 2016 10:04 UTC