Zakharova: ‘Russian Interference in US Elections’ Fake News Scandal on Last Legs in US

The issue of Moscow's interference in US elections is close to simply petering out, this is the how the Russian Embassy in Washington commented on yet another publication in the US media about Russia's interference in the campaign.

The issue of Moscow's interference in US elections is close to simply petering out, this is the how the Russian Embassy in Washington commented on yet another publication in the US media about Russia's interference in the campaign.

 

This time, BuzzFeed says that the FBI is investigating the Ministry of Foreign Affairs payment records for attempts "to finance election campaign of 2016". The diplomats note that payments of a sort did indeed take place, but that the money was spent on organizing the Legislative Election Day on September 18, when Russian citizens abroad came to the foreign offices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to vote in the Russian elections.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman called the BuzzFeed publication "another pretty fake", adding that the media didn't even ask Russian diplomats to comment on these payments.