Washington: The US Senate Intelligence Committee has backed up conclusions from American intelligence agencies that Moscow interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the aim of helping President Donald Trump win, releasing an unclassified report that called the intelligence assessment solid.

US Senator Richard Burr says previous conclusions as to Russian interference were solid. Credit:Bloomberg

"The Committee has spent the last 16 months reviewing the sources, tradecraft and analytic work underpinning the Intelligence Community Assessment and sees no reason to dispute the conclusions," said a statement from Republican Senator Richard Burr, the panel's chairman.

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The committee's statement is not a surprise - Burr and the panel's Democratic vice chairman, Senator Mark Warner - have both made previous statements supporting the intelligence community's assessment. But the strong endorsement nonetheless marks a significant milestone in the continued debate over Russia's role in the election campaign.