Story highlights Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Donald Trump "bright"Putin says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is more familiar with Hillary Clinton(CNN) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump "bright" and said his country is prepared to work with any candidate American voters elect. JUST WATCHED 'CNN Fareed Zakaria': Interview with Putin Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH 'CNN Fareed Zakaria': Interview with Putin 00:30But Putin told Zakaria he had changed the meaning of his comments. CNN's Fareed Zakaria interviewed Putin at the 20th International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia. The Russian leader was part of a panel that included Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev. Zakaria read from a report that had Putin calling Trump "brilliant," "outstanding" and "talented."

Source: CNN June 17, 2016 15:00 UTC