Lavrov calls allegations of Russian meddling in US, Europe elections ‘fantasies’

31 Oct, 2017 09:23 / Updated 7 years ago

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday described as “fantasies” allegations of Moscow’s meddling in elections in the US and Europe. The minister was speaking at a briefing at the Association of European Businesses in Russia. Moscow is being accused of such meddling “without a single piece of proof,” the minister was quoted as saying. He also said that Washington’s sanctions are aimed at elbowing Moscow out of the weapons and energy markets, TASS reported.