U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walk to their seats for a meeting about Syria, in Zurich, Switzerland, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Jacquelyn Martin
Reuters: Moscow accuses Washington of destroying U.S.-Russia relations
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the Obama administration of destroying relations with Moscow in the run-up to the U.S. presidential election next month, saying on Thursday that it hoped the next occupants of the White House would be better.
In comments that underline how deeply a hacking scandal and differences over Syria and Ukraine have damaged U.S.-Russia relations, Maria Zakharova, the Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman, told a news conference Washington was playing a dangerous game.
"We see with regret how Washington continues to destroy our bilateral relations," said Zakharova. "The level of Russophobic propaganda coming from the very top is now starting to go off the scale."
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Update: Russia Accuses US of Conducting 'Scorched Earth' Policy (AP)
WNU Editor: Moscow may be blaming the U.S. for the deterioration in U.S. - Russian relations, but Russian TV has not been helpful .... Russian Television Warns of Nuclear War Amid US Tensions, nor has certain Russian politicians .... Russia-US tensions: Putin ally tells Americans to vote for Donald Trump or risk nuclear attack (The Independent).
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