"This is how this information world works and this is how the Western monopoly on the ownership of information flows is arranged," Peskov said. He added that the authors of such statements do not tell the background and do not show the speeches of Russian President Vladimir Putin on this topic.
"This is a monstrous lie," said Peskov, adding that the U.S. and Britain react extremely painfully to attempts to encroach on their monopoly in the media. "It's a very serious matter," he said.