U.S.-President-elect Donald Trump acknowledged Wednesday that Russia meddled in the November election, but said that if Russian President Vladimir Putin likes him, he considers that "an asset, not a liability."
In his first news conference in nearly six months, Trump said in New York that even if Putin supported his candidacy over that of Democrat Hillary Clinton he will be tougher in dealing with the Russian leader on the world stage than she would have been.
He denied having any financial interest in Russia.
Asked about election-related computer hacking which U.S. intelligence officials believe to have been authorized by Putin, Trump said, "He shouldn't have done it."
While acknowledging Russia's role in that hacking, the president-elect denounced news reports published Tuesday about a dossier containing allegations that Russia compiled tawdry personal information to compromise him, and that his campaign officials colluded with Russian intelligence.
Standing in front of 10 U.S. flags and facing 250 journalists, Trump also released plans to separate himself from his sprawling business empire so as to avoid a conflict of interest once in office.
美国当选总统川普星期三承认，俄罗斯干预了美国11月的大选，但是他说，如果俄罗斯总统喜欢他，他认为这是“一大资产，不是负债。”
川普在他近六个月以来在纽约举行的首次记者会上说，即使普京真的支持他，而不是希拉里·克林顿，他在国际舞台上和普京打交道的时候也会比希拉里·克林顿更强硬。
川普还否认他在俄罗斯有任何金融利益。
当记者问到美国情报部门相信是普京下令对美国选举进行黑客袭击时，川普回答说：“他不应该这么做。”
尽管承认俄罗斯进行黑客袭击，但川普否认了星期二的资讯报道。报道说，俄罗斯掌握着大量可能有损他声望的个人资料，而且他的选举官员还曾与俄罗斯情报机构进行了合作。
站在10面美国国旗前，面对着250名记者，川普星期三还宣布，为避免利益冲突他将脱离他庞大的商业帝国。