They’re Russian to judgment.

The Kremlin on Monday claimed it too was vindicated by the much-ballyhooed report finding that President Trump did not collude with Russia on election meddling — even though the full report by special counsel Robert Mueller has not been released.

“The long-awaited Mueller report has proved what we in Russia knew long ago: there was no conspiracy between Trump or any member of his team and the Kremlin,” wrote lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev, who chairs the committee on foreign affairs in Russia’s Federation Council.

On his daily conference call with journalists, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov referred to “a Chinese philosopher who said, ‘It is hard to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there.’”

Except Mueller’s report has not actually been released — only a brief summary by Attorney General William Barr.

Russian media didn’t make the distinction.

“Mueller’s report confirms no collusion between Moscow and Trump campaign,” proclaimed Tass.

“Mueller confirmed absence of secret deal between Moscow and Trump’s campaign office,” shouted a headline on the website of state-controlled NTV channel.

Eight US intelligence agencies and congressional bodies — including the CIA, FBI and National Security Agency — have all concluded that Russia mounted a secret campaign to influence the 2016 election.

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