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| ‘Nothing sensational. Russophobia faceted in fakes’: Moscow brushes aside UK report on Russian interference | ‘Nothing sensational. Russophobia faceted in fakes’: Moscow brushes aside UK report on Russian interference |
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| Russian officials have dismissed a new British parliamentary report on Moscow’s alleged clandestine interference in UK politics, saying it lacked proof and was laced with Russophobia. | Russian officials have dismissed a new British parliamentary report on Moscow’s alleged clandestine interference in UK politics, saying it lacked proof and was laced with Russophobia. |
| The report by the Intelligence and Security Committee, released on Tuesday, has shown “nothing sensational” and is just “Russophobia faceted in fakes,” said Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. | The report by the Intelligence and Security Committee, released on Tuesday, has shown “nothing sensational” and is just “Russophobia faceted in fakes,” said Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. |
| The deputy chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Russian Parliament, Aleksey Chepa, said the document attempted to blame Russia for the failures of the British government and “was not worth a penny”. | The deputy chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Russian Parliament, Aleksey Chepa, said the document attempted to blame Russia for the failures of the British government and “was not worth a penny”. |
| Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the report’s official publication that he would bet that the document would be “just a new round of evidence-free allegations.” | Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the report’s official publication that he would bet that the document would be “just a new round of evidence-free allegations.” |
| Peskov noted that numerous attempts to pin on Russia the outcomes of the elections in other countries had merely “produced negative results and failed to prove anything.” He added that Moscow never interfered in domestic political affairs of other nations and worked hard to prevent foreign players from interfering in Russia’s own politics. | Peskov noted that numerous attempts to pin on Russia the outcomes of the elections in other countries had merely “produced negative results and failed to prove anything.” He added that Moscow never interfered in domestic political affairs of other nations and worked hard to prevent foreign players from interfering in Russia’s own politics. |
| The long-awaited 55-page report claimed that Moscow has been waging “influence campaigns” targeting politics in Britain, using digital media, wealthy individuals, and other means. The MPs said national intelligence needed more legislative powers and tools to counter the “unique challenge” of Russia. | The long-awaited 55-page report claimed that Moscow has been waging “influence campaigns” targeting politics in Britain, using digital media, wealthy individuals, and other means. The MPs said national intelligence needed more legislative powers and tools to counter the “unique challenge” of Russia. |
| Among other things, the report claimed that Russia had secretly had a hand in the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, but said public allegations that it had influenced the 2016 Brexit referendum could not be confirmed by British intelligence. | |
| The report was supposed to have been made public in October last year, but was withheld by Boris Johnson’s government. Some of his opponents claimed at the time that it was shelved for political reasons ahead of the December general election as it would allegedly have exposed Conservative ties to Russia. The partially redacted document published on Tuesday made no such connections. | The report was supposed to have been made public in October last year, but was withheld by Boris Johnson’s government. Some of his opponents claimed at the time that it was shelved for political reasons ahead of the December general election as it would allegedly have exposed Conservative ties to Russia. The partially redacted document published on Tuesday made no such connections. |
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