“I would like to hope that such stupidity will not be committed, but it is impossible to qualify it otherwise.
And that will not be just such a thoughtless ax, damage, moreover, devastating damage to the spirit and atmosphere of Geneva, "- said the representative of the Kremlin on the air" Russia 1 ", his words are quoted by" Vesti ".
Peskov added that there are "a lot of rabid representatives" in the US Congress who are playing back their promises to lobbyist companies, and lobbying companies are working for Russia's ill-wishers, and "they work day and night for a lot of money."
“We know that in America, unfortunately, it’s not a fad over the years to pump up your rating by fanning Russophobia.
A group of such people really formed this unprecedented proposal, it passed, "said the presidential press secretary.
Earlier, members of the US House of Representatives Rules Committee approved an amendment to the defense budget for the next fiscal year, which recommends the country's administration to consider the possibility of sanctions against 35 Russian businessmen, journalists and politicians.
The document is to undergo consideration by the Congress, after which the amendment will also have a recommendatory character.