Putin’s Spokesman Warns US Media ‘Hysteria’ Hurts US-Russia Ties

The Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov says that claims by US officials and media that Russia meddled in the US affairs have damaged the US-Russian relations.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — Claims by US officials and media that Russia meddled in the US affairs have damaged US-Russian relations, the Russian president’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with CNN on Monday.

"We don't have the slightest intention to interfere," he told the broadcaster. "All this hysteria and public opinion, hysteria in official Washington and hysteria in American media, this is doing lots of harm to the future of our bilateral relations."

Peskov denied allegations that Russians had hacked Democratic Party servers and voiced regret about the impact that the inquiry into Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak’s alleged contacts with members of Donald Trump’s team had on the atmosphere of US-Russian dialogue.

"We're really sorry about the situation that we are facing now. It is emotional extremism, of trying to make a toxic country out of Russia, to make a toxic… ambassador out of Russia's ambassador," Peskov was quoted as saying by the broadcaster.

Peskov added he believed diplomatic ties between Moscow and Washington would be inevitably restored to their previous level, although it could take months or a year.