Russia Just Officially Accused the US of Meddling in Its Upcoming Election

"Moscow — The Kremlin said Monday that a soon-to-be-released report by the U.S. Treasury Department — one that could lead to sanctions against Putin-linked oligarchs — is a “direct and obvious” attempt by the U.S. government to meddle in Russia’s upcoming presidential election.

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The report, expected as early as Monday, will detail the closeness of President Vladimir Putin to a list of Russian business and political figures. While not directly calling for sanctions against these individuals, the report will lay out how sanctions could be applied.

Whatever the outcome, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters in a conference call Monday that the Treasury Department report represented an attempt by the U.S. the sway the Russian political process.
“We do think this is a direct and obvious attempt timed to coincide with the elections in order to influence them,” Peskov said. “We do
 not agree with this and are convinced that there will be no influence.”
As of now, Peskov said “the publication of this list” of Russian oligarchs “on its own doesn’t mean anything” and that this “isn’t the start of a new sanctions wave.” He added that Moscow will react to U.S. actions as they come and with Russian businesses in mind:

“These actions will of course be analysed in Moscow so that our interests and the interests of our companies will in any case be maintained to the maximum.”

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