^ this dinner
Putin's dinner with Michael Flynn: 'I didn't even really talk to him'
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...i-didnt-even-really-talk-to-him-idUSKBN18V0XZ
The December 2015 dinner was in honor of the Russian television network Russia Today (RT), a Russian government-funded global network
Putin was asked about the nature of his relationship with the retired U.S. Army general who is the subject of several investigations at home.
U.S. President Donald Trump fired Flynn in February for failing to disclose the content of his talks with Sergei Kislyak, Russia’s ambassador to the United States, and misleading Vice President Mike Pence about the conversations.
U.S. intelligence agencies reported in January that Putin oversaw a campaign of computer hacking, fake news and propaganda intended to swing the election to the Republican candidate Trump over his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
Putin has denied conducting such a campaign. Trump has denied any collusion between Russia and his campaign and has questioned the veracity of the U.S. intelligence finding.