Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting during his visit to Samara, Russia, March 7, 2018. Putin had more words of praise for U.S. President Donald Trump in a documentary released March 7 but expressed disappointment with the U.S. political sys Russian President Vladimir Putin said he "couldn't care less" if Russian citizens sought to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, insisting that the Kremlin had nothing to do with the efforts.