Russian lawmakers have launched into a public defense of U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who resigned Monday
night over allegations that he misled President Trump and other
officials about his contacts with the Kremlin. Flynn’s resignation
letter conceded that he initially gave “incomplete information” about
his calls with the Russian ambassador the U.S., during which he
discussed newly imposed sanctions. According to reports from the
Associated Press, Flynn was in frequent contact with Ambassador Sergey
Kislyak on the day those sanctions were announced by the Obama
administration. Konstantin Kosachev, chairman of the foreign affairs
committee in Russian parliament, wrote on Facebook that the action is
based on “not just paranoia but something even worse.” He added, “Either
Trump hasn’t found the necessary independence and he’s been driven into
a corner... or Russophobia has permeated the new administration from
top to bottom.” Another member of Russian parliament, Alexei Pushkov,
tweeted after the announcement: “It was not Flynn who was targeted but
relations with Russia.” |
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