Russia’s foreign minister said Sunday that “aggressive steps” by the United States are threatening Moscow’s national security.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Russian state television that there has been a “fundamental change” in circumstances resulting in the existence of an “aggressive Russophobia” in the United States that poses a threat to Moscow’s national interests, Reuters reported.
The statements, which are likely to further strain relations between the two nations, were made days after the U.S. government formally accused Russia of attempting to interfere with the 2016 presidential election by hacking into systems used by the Democratic National Committee …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon