“About the statement about the interference of the Russian Federation in the electoral processes in the USA. I gave Mike today a copy of an article that was published in the United States in 1987 with a warning that the Soviet Union would try to influence the presidential elections in the United States in 1988. By the way, the article first mentioned the political ambitions of the then already successful entrepreneur and businessman Donald Trump, ”he said.
Lavrov noted that this topic “can be discussed endlessly,” but as long as “there are no concrete facts on the table,” it is impossible “to talk about it in an adult way.”
“The facts show that there is no evidence for those who inflate this topic. We have repeatedly offered to resume professional contacts on cyber security issues, within which it will be possible to discuss any concerns that arise from one side towards the other. Attacks on our Internet resources, the lion’s share comes from sources in the United States of America. Therefore, there is something to discuss, ”he added.
In the summer of 2018, the journalist of New York Magazine put forward the theory that US President Donald Trump could be "recruited" as early as 1987, when he came to Moscow for a visit.
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