July 2016 contemporaneous Russian news article on Carter Page's visit

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https://vz.ru/news/2016/7/7/820328.print.html

Translated:

Counselor Trump: Russia can not be compared with a large gas station

Advisor on international affairs of presidential candidate Donald Trump Carter Page does not believe that Russia can be compared with the "big gas station," as Senator John McCain said in 2014.

"This is a bad analogy, very bad. There are so many beautiful people in this country that it's hard for me to say anything about this comparison. Yes, there are people who like to call Russia that way, but the difference is huge, "he said, answering the question about the difference between Russia and the" big gas station, " RIA Novosti reports.

Senator John McCain, speaking in 2014 on CNN, said that "Russia is a gas station that pretends to be a country."

Speaking at a lecture organized by the Russian Economic School, Paige noted that Russia and the United States have a lot to offer each other for the development of cooperation. At the same time, during the lecture, Paige stressed several times that he was speaking in Moscow exclusively as a private person, a researcher and an entrepreneur, and not a politician.

"Russia can offer the US joint cooperation in the energy industry and other diversified sectors, while the US can offer Russia access to the capital market and new technologies," he said.

Page also did not comment on his plans and did not answer the question whether he intends to hold meetings with the Russian leadership in Moscow.

"I have no comments on this issue," Paige said, answering the question whether he intends to hold meetings in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Ministry or with representatives of the Russian presidential administration.

On Tuesday, it was reported that Page will visit Moscow , where he will deliver a lecture. Let's note, Paige does not just have good connections in Russia, but also speaks about her even more friendly than Trump. Having discovered this, the American media began to report the wrong views of the adviser of the wrong candidate.

Note: The paper publishing this article, Vzglyad, is owned by Kremlin propagandist Konstantin Rykov, who published a Facebook confession shortly after Trump's election claiming he ran a Russian campaign to influence US voters in order to get Trump elected.

Rykov's contemporaneous July 7, 2016 posting on his own Facebook page with this article featured the following post and exchange with a follower (as translated):

Clearly, the lecture in nes was a cover-up and Carter page came to Moscow for other reasons. The impression is still very positive. Imagine how excited old man Майкл Makfol will be.

Yulia Nikolaevskaya Wow. How nice to hear that. I wonder if trump will become president, will they retain such rhetoric towards Russia?

Константин Рыков He's come to scout to understand the reaction to Donald.

Yulia Nikolaevskaya So, just in case, you pet us? Why does he need our reaction to Donald?

Константин Рыков Юлия Nikolaevskaâ let me talk about this later post write advanced.. topic important

Yulia Nikolaevskaya Ok