(AP Photo)WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump appears to be backing away from the idea of working with Russia to create a “cyber security unit'' to guard against election hacking. Mr Trump tweeted Sunday morning about discussing such a unit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. But Mr Trump would not say whether he believed Mr Putin, tweeting only that he's “already given my opinion”. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin also declined to say whether Mr Trump accepted Mr Putin's denial. Congress has been pushing to increase sanctions on Russia and make them harder for Mr Trump to lift.

Source: Bangkok Post July 10, 2017 08:37 UTC