Cybercrime: "grotesque" anti-Russian accusations in the eyes of Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin during his interview with journalist Keir Simmons of the American channel NBC, in Moscow, June 11, 2021. The interview was broadcast by NBC on June 14, 2021. via REUTERS - MAXIM BLINOV / SPUTNIK
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The accusations leveled against Russia in matters of cybercrime and electoral interference are "
grotesque
", this is what Vladimir Poutine declared on Monday, interviewed by the American channel NBC, two days before the Geneva summit with Joe Biden .
According to the Russian president, this summit could even be the occasion for a cooperation agreement with the Americans… in the field of cybercrime.
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From our correspondent in Moscow,
“
We've been charged with all kinds of things, but not once have they bothered to produce any evidence
. Vladimir Putin does not seem embarrassed for a single second when Keir Simmons, the star journalist of the American channel NBC, lists the misdeeds attributed to his country. "
I am surprised
," replies the Russian president, "
that we have not yet been accused of having sparked the Black Lives Matter movement
."
Asked about the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Poutine affirms: “
We do not have this kind of habit, to assassinate anyone
.
"And to add that the opponent, sentenced to two and a half in prison last February, would"
not be treated worse than anyone else
.
"Finally, as the subject of human rights is often mentioned, and when the American journalist addresses the repression of Russian opponents, he turns the accusation around by pointing to the fate of supporters of Donald Trump accused of having stormed. Capitol.
A political "professional"
Two days before the Geneva summit, which should allow him to meet Joe Biden for the first time since his inauguration at the White House, Vladimir Poutin says he is ready for dialogue - especially in the field of cybercrime. And this even as Moscow is accused by Washington of waging a computer war against it.
For Vladimir Poutine, Joe Biden is a "
professional of the policy with whom it is possible to work
".
This predictability seems to suit the Russian president ... "
I hope that there will be no more unpredictable maneuvers on the part of the American president in office
", explains Vladimir Putin - a thinly veiled reference to the sometimes unexpected behavior of Donald Trump, the Joe Biden's predecessor in the White House.
"
A brilliant and talented personality
", adds the Russian president who has never hidden his support for the former American president.
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