Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on 11 September that the Kremlin cannot confirm if Oleg Smolenkov, who has been dubbed a CIA spy in the media, had access to intelligence reports during his work in the Russian government. Peskov, however, recalled that although Smolenkov worked in the presidential administration, ...
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has stated that ties between Washington and Moscow haven’t changed since Trump’s advisor Bolton stepped down, stressing that reshuffles in a US administration usually do not tend to normalise relations with Russia. “We can’t evaluate this event, because it is a purely internal matter ...
