The Latest: Putin denies meddling in US elections

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — The Latest on comments Thursday by Russian President Vladimir Putin (all times local):
4:25 p.m.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow didn’t meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and never will.
Speaking Thursday at a meeting with international news agency chiefs, Putin said “we didn’t meddle, we aren’t meddling and we will not meddle in any elections.”
Putin and other Russian officials have staunchly denied any i