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Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 18, 2018 / 1:33 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday accused U.S. officials of leaking to the media confidential financial details of Russian diplomats working in the United States, and demanded that those responsible be punished.
U.S. media outlet Buzzfeed reported this week that U.S. officials investigating allegations of Kremlin interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were studying records of financial transactions involving Russian diplomats. Buzzfeed cited details of several bank transfers.
“It’s obvious that this could not have happened without the knowledge of the authorities of that country (the United States),” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
“In other words, this intrusion on the sanctity of the accounts of the embassy and its staff, who have diplomatic immunity, is the work of Washington officialdom.”
The statement said that the transactions that were leaked contained nothing except routine payments, but that these were being twisted to make them appear suspicious.
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Russia accuses Washington of leaking diplomats' bank details
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s foreign ministry on Thursday accused U.S. officials of leaking to the media confidential financial details of Russian diplomats working in the United States, and demanded that those responsible be punished.
U.S. media outlet Buzzfeed reported this week that U.S. officials investigating allegations of Kremlin interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election were studying records of financial transactions involving Russian diplomats. Buzzfeed cited details of several bank transfers.
“It’s obvious that this could not have happened without the knowledge of the authorities of that country (the United States),” the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.
“In other words, this intrusion on the sanctity of the accounts of the embassy and its staff, who have diplomatic immunity, is the work of Washington officialdom.”
The statement said that the transactions that were leaked contained nothing except routine payments, but that these were being twisted to make them appear suspicious.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-russia-diplomats/russia-accuses-washington-of-leaking-diplomats-bank-details-idUSKBN1F72OV
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