Russia wants Kamala Harris to win the U.S. presidential election, President Putin said on Thursday in a teasing comment that cited her "infectious" laugh as a reason to prefer her over Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has spoken out, yet again, about Vladimir Putin’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. The Russian president seemed pretty sarcastic on Thursday when encouraged his supporters to back her, bizarrely praising how the Democratic nominee and current vice president “laughs so expressively and infectiously”.

John Kirby said Putin should "stop talking about" the U.S. presidential election after he claimed earlier this week that Russia supports Kamala Harris.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he supported Kamala Harris in November's US presidential election, an apparent wry remark that led to a renewed call from Washington for the Kremlin to "stop interfering".

Despite calling the U.S. charges of interference nonsense, Russian officials have publicly celebrated attempts to influence the American public.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed to support Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in the election, during an event in Vladivostok on Sept. 5.

Back in 2016, it was evident that Vladimir Putin was Team Trump. Top Kremlin officials cracked open champagne bottles in the early hours of Nov. 9 as the businessman-turned-politician emerged as the surprise victor in the US election.