Russian diplomacy denounced Friday, September 11 "
gratuitous accusations
" after the announcement by Washington of sanctions against a Ukrainian, considered an "
agent of Russia
", and three Russians, accused of meddling in the American electoral campaign.
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“
The production line of sanctions has just released a new product, under the pretext of alleged interference in the
American
electoral process,
” said Russian diplomacy spokeswoman Maria Zakharova during a briefing.
She accused Washington of wanting to "
further aggravate
" tensions with Russia, proclaiming once again that her country "
has never interfered, does not interfere and has no intention of influencing the processes. elections in the United States or in other countries
”.
The United States announced Thursday to sanction a member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Andrei Derkatch, accused of being "
an active Russian agent for more than 10 years
" and of having tried to "
discredit
" Joe Biden, the democratic presidential candidate American November 3.
Washington also sanctioned three Russians, Artem Lifshits, Anton Andreev and Darïa Aslanova, as employees of the Internet Research Agency (IRA), a Russian organization known to be close to the Kremlin.
These three Russian citizens are accused by the US Treasury of managing the cryptocurrencies used for interference operations.
