Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday waved off a copy of special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE's indictment of a dozen Russian officials Fox News anchor Chris Wallace tried to hand him during an interview.

The indictment, unsealed on Friday, names 12 officials in the country's military intelligence agency, the GRU, and accuses them of working to hack the servers of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the Democratic National Committee and emails associated with Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonDemocratic groups using Bloomberg money to launch M in Spanish language ads in Florida The Hill's Campaign Report: Presidential polls tighten weeks out from Election Day More than 50 Latino faith leaders endorse Biden MORE's presidential campaign in 2016.

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"May I give this to you to look at, sir?" Wallace asked during an interview with the Russian leader in Helsinki, Finland.

Putin sat motionless as Wallace held out a copy of the indictment and then gestured to a nearby table.

"Here," Wallace said, laying the papers down on the table.

Russian President Putin when pressed on his country's alleged interference in the U.S. elections and indictments against Russian nationals: Russia as a state has never interfered with the internal affairs of the United States. #WallacePutinOnFox https://t.co/OqrOzjYveR pic.twitter.com/EzEYyttOmu — Fox News (@FoxNews) July 16, 2018

Putin dismissed as "ridiculous" claims of Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“Interference with the domestic affairs of the United States — do you really believe that someone acting from the Russian territory could have influenced the United States and influenced the choice of millions of Americans?” he asked.

The exchange came shortly after the Russia leader met with President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE in the Finnish capital for a highly anticipated summit.

During a joint news conference with Putin on Monday, Trump challenged the intelligence community's determination that Russia interfered in the 2016 election, noting that his Russian counterpart had denied any such actions.

"They said they think it’s Russia. I have President Putin — he just said it’s not Russia," Trump said, adding that he does not "see any reason why it would be" Russia.

Trump's comments drew swift and bipartisan backlash.