The claims of the candidate for the presidency of the USA Donald Trump , that he was going to hit Moscow, were made as part of the election campaign, said the head of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, RIA Novosti reported.
„I don't want to interfere in the American election campaign, but I think the whole thing is that now the rivals in this race for the presidential seat in the White House are focused on looking for some these, in their opinion, are able to influence voters in their favor. I tell you once again that I don't want to comment, because this statement was clearly made in the context of the election campaign and I don't want to comment on it, Lavrov told journalist Pavel Zarubin.
According to the "Wall Street Journal" Trump has threatened the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, to "hit the center of Moscow". In turn, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Peskov, commented on the American politician's statement to journalists, stating that the Kremlin prefers not to disclose to the public the content of the talks at the highest level.