Just like Trump, Putin has been keen to dismiss Clinton as weak because she is a woman. BREXITOn the morning after Britain voted last month to leave the European Union, Putin sought to sound neutral, warning of the "traumatic effect" of the vote. Western nations including the United States insist that as part of a political transition Assad should step aside. While Trump has sided with Putin on a wide range of issues, Putin has not openly backed the Republican nominee and the Kremlin denies interfering in the U.S. electoral process. The United States and the European Union worked together to punish Russia by imposing economic sanctions and have shown no willingness to lift them.

Source: ABC News July 28, 2016 18:53 UTC