decision for france. we appreciate the reporting from both of you. we'll stay in touch with you as well. well, the alleged hack of the emmanuel macron team came just days, of course, before this final round of voting and has drawn comparisons to suspected russian hacking in the u.s. election. the kremlin, however, taking a proactive stance, denying it was involved and calling allegations that it might have been "pure slander." for more on how moscow's reacting, here's cnn's matthew chance. >> reporter: well, the reports of a massive hacking attack on the campaign team of emmanuel macron, the french presidential candidate, has drawn immediate comparisons with allegations in the united states that russian-backed hackers tried to influence last year's presidential election there. u.s. intelligence agencies say they have evidence that russian hackers broke into democratic party servers and released sensitive e-mails intended to damage candidate hillary clinton. the macron team say that's