“We are still seeing attempts to obsessively use the topic of Russia during the U.S. electoral campaign,” Mr. Peskov said. The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed allegations that Russia was behind a hack of the Democratic National Committee’s e-mails as absurd. The Kremlin on Tuesday dismissed allegations that Russia was behind a hack of the Democratic National Committee’s e-mails as absurd, mocking what it called obsessive references to Russia in the U.S. presidential campaign. Mr. Peskov said he had asked Mr. Ivanov about the allegation, adding that the Kremlin chief of staff had responded that “he does not comment on such delusional reports”. “Unfortunately Russia is being used in the electoral campaign in the U.S.

Source: The Hindu July 26, 2016 18:00 UTC