Russia avoids any moves which may be interpreted as interference in U.S. electoral process - Kremlin
MOSCOW. July 27 (Interfax) - Russia has been painstakingly avoiding any moves which can be interpreted as its interference in the U.S. presidential elections, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov said.
The press asked Peskov on Wednesday to comment on the statement of U.S. President Barack Obama that Moscow might influence the U.S. elections.
"President Putin has said many times that Russia has never interfered in internal affairs of other countries, moreover in their election processes, and is not interfering now, and that Moscow is painstakingly avoiding any moves and any words that may be interpreted as direct or indirect interference in the electoral process," Peskov said.
Moscow can see nonetheless that "the Russia card is lying in the center of the table of every Washington politician in the election campaign period" and that Washington politicians often use it as a trump card in their game, he said.
"All we can do is express our regret," Peskov said.
The theory of a 'Russian trail' in the Democratic Party's scandal has been refuted by participants in the U.S. presidential race, and Moscow has done the same many times, he said.
"Whenever any suspicions about a country are voiced, one needs to be accurate and specific; any hypothetical conjectures made in this context cannot be a sign of a constructive attitude," Peskov said.
In this case, the 'Russian trail' theory is a "spooky tale," he said.
"On the whole, spooky tales about Russia remind me of a group where people tell scary stories to each other and scare themselves," Peskov said.
