Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergei Ryabkov stated on the intervention of the American side in the internal affairs of Russia.
“(US Department of State) expresses concern about the refusal to register Alexei Navalny to participate in the presidential elections and, accordingly, doubts their legitimacy. I do not know if such statements by American colleagues are not classified as interference in foreign internal affairs, then what category are they related to and what should be considered as interference in internal affairs,” Ryabkov said during a meeting of the Federation Council temporary commission for the protection of state sovereignty and prevention of interference in internal affairs.
He also promised that the ministry will work to improve the forms of countering direct and implicit interference in the internal affairs of the country.