Lavrov calls talk on Russia’s meddling in European elections ‘waste of time’

NEW YORK, September 20. /TASS/. Any talk on the alleged Russian threat and accusations of Moscow’s meddling in European elections is paranoic and a waste of time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an exclusive interview to TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman and AP Vice President John Daniszewski. "I’m not a doctor, I cannot comment on paranoic statements. I’ve heard that the Swedish government is afraid of something and that the German government keeps its fingers crossed and is thankful to us that a week before the elections we had not meddled in the vote," the Russian top diplomat said after talks with his US counterpart. "There are too many fantasies, paying attention to this is a waste of time. All this is fake, absolutely," Lavrov said. Read more