Vladimir Putin says he is willing to hand over a transcript of a discussion between Donald Trump and senior Russian officials.

President Trump allegedly disclosed highly classified information about "terrorism and airline flight safety" while meeting foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and ambassador Sergei Kislyak last week.

However, Mr Putin said Mr Trump did not pass over secrets and dismissed the scandal as "political schizophrenia".

The Russian President added that he was "concerned because it's hard to imagine what the people who produce such nonsense can come up with next".

Questions over the discussion come amid reports Mr Trump asked former FBI director James Comey to drop an investigation into ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn and his ties to Moscow.


Mr Putin said: "What surprises me is that they are shaking up the domestic political situation using anti-Russian slogans.

"Either they don't understand the damage they're doing to their own country, in which case they are simply stupid, or they understand everything, in which case they are dangerous and corrupt."

Image: Mr Trump jokes with Sergei Lavrov (L) and ambassador Sergei Kislyak

This latest incident, only a few months into Mr Trump's presidency, has brought a call for his impeachment from Democratic congressman Al Green.

In an interview with ThinkProgress, Mr Green said that following the dismissal of James Comey, Mr Trump "is demonstrating that he has the power to dismiss people summarily, with impunity, unless he's impeached".

Mr Green added: "The president committed an impeachable act when he fired Comey and indicated he considered the Russia thing when he did it.

"This will follow the president for as long as he's in office - the impeachable offence will still be there."

On Tuesday, national security adviser General H R McMaster said the intelligence sharing was "wholly appropriate" and based on "open source reporting".

Despite reports Mr Trump shared the information in a way that would have allowed the Russians to work out its origin, General McMaster asserted the President "in no way compromised any sources".

He said: "The President wasn't even aware of where this information came from - he wasn't even briefed on the source or method of this information either."

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There is no suggestion Mr Trump committed a crime as he has the authority to disclose even the most highly classified information at will.

However, he has been accused of acting unwisely and jeopardising long-standing intelligence-sharing agreements by sharing information without consulting the ally that provided it.

Sky's New York Correspondent Hannah Thomas-Peter said Mr Putin's comments are unlikely to be welcomed by the President.

She said: "I think Vladimir Putin knows exactly what he is doing.

"The idea that the leader of an adversarial nation could be in a position to offer clarity on a scandal involving the US President tells you everything you need to know about how extraordinary this moment is.

"Public polls suggest the voters in this country are losing confidence in this President and there are more and more calls, even in his own party, for an independent prosecutor to investigate what is going on."