MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Kremlin on Thursday said British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson had made “disgusting” comments about President Vladimir Putin seeking to exploit Russia’s World Cup in the way Adolf Hitler had used the 1936 Berlin Olympics. “This is a completely disgusting statement. This is beneath the foreign minister of any country. Of course it is offensive and unacceptable,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. The previous day Johnson agreed with a fellow British […]
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Kremlin slams Britain’s ‘absolutely irresponsible’ position
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Kremlin on Thursday slammed Britain’s raft of punitive measures against Russia over the poisoning of a former double agent as “absolutely irresponsible.” “The position of the British side appears to us absolutely irresponsible,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. He said retaliatory steps would soon follow, with Putin likely to chose the option that “most suits Russia’s interests.” On Wednesday, Britain said it would expel 23 diplomats and suspend […]
Russia again denies US claims on hacking: “We are observing serious fatigue from these charges”
(Eagle News) – Russia called as tiresome, unfounded and amateurish repeated accusations from the United States that it took part in cyberattacks to manipulate US polls, saying the unclassified US intelligence report published on Friday “has not added any substance to merit comment.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has categorically denied that any of its official agencies took part in alleged cyberattacks on the United States during the US elections. “We continue to categorically rule […]





