Russian President Vladimir Putin was joking when he said Moscow was supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in November's U.S. presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Sky News Arabia.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov revealed that President Vladimir Putin was only joking when he endorsed Kamala Harris in the upcoming election.

Putin said that Moscow would back Harris to win the election in a comment that cited her "expressive and infectious" laugh.

Russian President Vladimir Putin recently made headlines after "endorsing" Kamala Harris, only to later clarify through Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov that it was all in jest. Lavrov stated that Putin has a strong sense of humour and often jokes during public statements.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov clarifies Putin's joke about supporting Kamala Harris in US election as humorous statement.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov clarified Vladmir Putin’s stance on supporting Vice President Harris in the upcoming presidential election, saying the Russian president was joking. Earlier this month,

Russia’s foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, has dismissed President Vladimir Putin’s recent remarks supporting Kamala Harris in America’s presidential race as “a joke.” Putin claimed Harris’s laugh made her preferable to Donald Trump.