Sergey Lavrov
Russia is ready for an honest dialogue with the United States on interference in the American elections. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said this at a press conference following talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, TASS reports.
“But in order for the conversation to be honest, you need to formulate your claims in such a way that it is clear what is at stake,” the minister stressed. He ironically noted that in the list of countries supposedly influencing the American elections, it is a shame for Russia to be second after China.
On September 10, it was reported that alleged Russian hackers, ostensibly acting on behalf of the Russian state, attempted to undermine the campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The hack targeted employees of SKDKnickerbocker, a firm that runs strategy and communications for Biden's headquarters, and serves other prominent Democrats.
On the same day, Microsoft announced that hackers from China, Russia and Iran launched a series of cyberattacks not only on Biden's headquarters, but also on the headquarters of his opponent, the current US President Donald Trump.
Russia has been repeatedly accused of interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. American journalists and officials claimed that “Russian hackers” had stolen Democratic correspondence and published it on the Internet, and also tried to infiltrate the electronic counting system.
