Winston Peters is drawing parallels between Russian interference in the US election, and John Howard saying National was robbed at last year's election.

The former Australian Prime Minister told the National Party conference over the weekend the result of last year's election was "unjust and unfair".

Peters is questioning how people can be okay with a comment like that, but not about alleged Russian meddling in the US election.

"Everyone's dancing up and down about that, but someone who is a four-time Prime Minister is here criticising the makeup of this Government without being able to itemise and particularise what he's actually talking about."

Peters says Howard didn't back up his claims with facts.

"We're a sovereign nation, and to say that it's unjust and unfair without being able to particularise and itemise it is rather a lazy idle comment."