“Such publications are, let’s say, from the category of pulp fiction,” RIA Novosti quoted the press secretary of Russian President Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, Russian leader Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said that "Moscow is interested in building good relations with Europe as a whole and with European countries on a bilateral basis."

“This has been repeatedly stated and confirmed,” added Peskov.

NYT previously published an article on the “GRU 29155 unit,” supposedly behind the Salisbury poisoning and attempted coup d'etat in Montenegro.

It was noted that even the other GRU officers did not know about the existence of the detachment.