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By Paul D. Shinkman, Senior Writer, National Security<\/strong><\/p>\n Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday criticized Congress for its pressure on President Donald Trump hours after the House of Representatives impeached the American leader, describing the partisan vote as “the continuation of the domestic political strife.”<\/p>\n “Your members of Congress should know better,” Putin said Thursday morning during his annual, wide-ranging press conference. His remarks came less than a day after the House impeached Trump on two articles almost exclusively along party lines: abuse of power, with a vote of 230-197, and of obstruction of Congress, with a vote of 229-198.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<\/p>\n The Russian leader on Thursday defended Trump \u2013 with whom he has maintained an amiable relationship since the embattled American leader became president \u2013 against what Putin considered Democrats’ attempts in the aftermath of the election to “achieve results through others means, accusing Trump of colluding with Russia.”<\/p>\n “Later on, it turned out there had been no collusion, so this cannot be the basis for impeachment,” Putin said. “Now they are referring to alleged pressure on Ukraine. I don’t know what it is all about.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Seems neither does Nancy Pelosi, who currently is sitting on the two Articles of Impeachment instead of turning them over to the Senate. More on this later.<\/p>\n Read the entire article here: US News.com<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe remarks from the Russian leader came during his wide-ranging annual press conference.<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/bear3-300x240.jpg\")