moscow kremlin say tuesday u.s. charge president donald trump former campaign manager paul manafort another aide show moscow unfairly malign accusations meddle last year u.s. presidential election federal investigators probe allege russian interference election something moscow deny charge manafort rick gate money launder monday despite bring part five-month-old investigation allege russian efforts tilt election trump favor potential collusion trump aid charge go back decade center manafort work ukraine former government russia welcome russia officials watch investigation closely since public evidence russian meddle something far present would sure translate tough u.s. sanction moscow kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov highlight absence allegations russia indictment manafort gate say tuesday moscow always say never interfere u.s. election assertion challenge u.s. intelligence agencies say unequivocally moscow interfere november 2016 vote ... russia feature charge level way countries people feature charge peskov tell conference call reporters moscow never felt guilty feel exonerate say ask whether kremlin interpret indictment proof repeat denials meddle election true peskov also brush aside suggestion someone link russian foreign ministry might try set meet trump campaign third ex-aide george papadopoulos announce monday plead guilty early october lie fbi russia flagship tv news show take similar line monday even say clear nothing allegations manafort touch russian officials try sway election u.s. investigation internal matter unite state say peskov moscow follow interest peskov laugh purport role papadopoulos tell investigators try set meet trump campaign russian leadership unsuccessful quest broke meet papadopoulos say meet london-based professor boast contact russian officials unnamed russian woman also mention touch someone link russian foreign ministry peskov ask kremlin make someone link foreign ministry allegedly try set putin-trump meet say absolutely laughable allegation media report suggest individual link ministry ivan timofeev work moscow-based think-tank call russian international relations council riac timofeev respond request comment tell gazeta.ru online news portal august papadopoulos email spring 2016 speak possibility organize trump trip russia timofeev say papadopoulos never make formal request either riac russian foreign ministry visit however get impression act initiative enthusiast little experience russian foreign minister sergei lavrov tell reporters tuesday nothing illegal papadopoulos contact someone riac kremlin say russia accuse u.s. case ex-trump aid