Moscow – A top Russian diplomat has complained about “the threat of leaks” from the White House to the media, saying it hampers cooperation between Russia and the United States.
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Speaking to Russian news agencies on Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said: “You don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow: maybe you’ll see what you discussed with your counterpart on the pages of Washington Post or on CNN.”
Ryabkov did not elaborate, but added that the communication with the Trump administration is currently “on the basic level” because he “wouldn’t tell my counterparts in Washington what I wouldn’t be able to tell you.”
Ryabkov’s comments came several days after top White House adviser Jared Kushner faced allegations that he tried to create back-channel communications with Russia.
During his campaign Trump said he wanted to keep his ISIS strategy a secret so that it can be a surprise. So far, he still hasn’t revealed his plan but his administration is leaking secrets like a sieve including from Trump’s own bragging mouth.
Trump has no business being in a position where he receives and evaluates strategic information. He doesn’t have the experience, the discipline or the core capacity and seems to be a terrible judge of who is best to advise him (although I like Matis).
This is all obama’s doing to sabotage the trump administration The -alt govt. will be the destruction of america just for their purpose.
This Russian slob criticizes the free American press? Russia has no press freedom, no free TV stations, journalists killed or in jail. But the alt-yidden love Czar Pootin. Just like the good ol days in Der Pale…