The Kremlin believes that the statements of US presidential candidate Donald Trump that Russia is supposedly "afraid“ from it, are aimed at the domestic American audience, the spokesman of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, told journalists in response to a question from TASS, BTA reported.
The agency recalls that Trump made a statement that during his presidency, other countries, including Russia and China, allegedly "feared“ from him, "therefore there was peace everywhere”. "During the election campaigns in the US, the participants in the political struggle make many different statements that are intended for the domestic audience and, accordingly, abound with phrases and formulations that Americans want to hear,”, said Peskov.
The Kremlin refused to comment on the possibility of a prisoner exchange with the US, which would also affect the detained journalist from the "Wall Street Journal" Evan Gershkovic, informs Reuters. A Russian court unexpectedly announced today that it will hand down its verdict in the espionage case against Gershkovich within hours, after prosecutors sought an 18-year prison sentence for him for espionage.
When asked by Reuters whether a prisoner swap deal involving Gershkovic was possible, Dmitry Peskov said: “I will leave your question unanswered.” Speaking earlier on another topic, Peskov said that in practice there is currently no dialogue with the Biden administration
The Kremlin spokesman informed that a Russian military delegation is currently in North Korea to help implement the agreements reached during a recent visit to Pyongyang by Russian President Vladimir Putin, TASS reports. The Russian military delegation is headed by Deputy Defense Minister Aleksei Krivoruchko. Peskov also noted that in the Kremlin "everything works well, without problems" in the background of a large-scale collapse of the operating system "Windows" (Windows), which made it difficult for banks, airlines, media and a number of other spheres around the world to operate.