Moscow dismisses allegations on attempts to affect Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine association
MOSCOW. April 6 (Interfax) - Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov has categorically dismissed accusations leveled at Russia that it is trying to affect the outcome of a referendum in the Netherlands on the ratification of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement.
"The trend toward looking for Moscow's hand may only cause a smile with slight disappointment," Peskov told journalists on Wednesday.
"It's true that we are following the situation in Europe as a whole, and we are certainly following news on the results of this referendum. We know that it is recommendatory," Peskov said.
However, "this is the Netherlands' internal business," Peskov said. "We don't see fit to sway the Netherlands this or that way or recommend it anything. Russia has never allowed itself to do this. Surely, we cannot interfere in Ukraine's sovereign relations with its European partners. In fact, we have never done that," Peskov said.