Russia denies US Attorney General's contact with Russian Ambassador

The Russian government was unaware of the meeting between US Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak.

The above statement was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, on March 2, at the same time affirming that the above meeting, if it takes place, is completely normal.

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Photo: AP

The day before, the newspaperWashington Postrevealed that Mr. Sessions had two conversations with the Russian Ambassador in July and September 2016 when he was a Senator, but he did not mention this during his January Senate hearing before being approved as Attorney General.

Regarding this information, spokesman Peskov stated: "I have no knowledge of any meeting between US Attorney General Sessions and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, but it must be understood that the work of an Ambassador includes the responsibility to promote as many meetings as possible, including with representatives of the legislative and executive branches of the host country."

According to Mr. Peskov, the above accusations aim to disrupt the idea of ​​building dialogue between the parties, which could lead to negative effects in Russia-US relations.

Also on March 2, US Attorney General Joseph Sessions denied the information reported by the newspaper.Washington PostIn an interview with NBC News (USA), Mr. Sessions clearly stated that he did not discuss issues related to the US presidential election campaign with any Russian officials./.

According to VOV