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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has criticized Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for speaking “very badly” of Russian President Vladimir Putin, remarks that follow Clinton’s recent allegations that the Kremlin is trying to tilt the election in her opponent’s favor.

Noting Russia’s nuclear capability, Trump told a rally in Springfield, Ohio, on Oct. 27 that Clinton is unwise to criticize the Russian leader so harshly and that Washington and Moscow would benefit from closer ties.

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