Moscow denies involvement in murder of anti-Kremlin journalist
Source: Politico-Europe
Russian foreign minister says his country’s secret services had nothing to do with the killing of Arkady Babchenko.
By YASMINE SALAM 5/30/18, 1:36 PM CET Updated 5/30/18, 1:37 PM CET
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov described the murder of anti-Kremlin journalist Arkady Babchenko as “very sad” and said Russia had nothing to do with it, AFP reported.
Babchenko was shot and killed Tuesday evening in Kiev where he had been living since fleeing Russia. He had faced political harassment after writing a Facebook post critical of Russia’s military action in Syria and describing the “indifference” he felt upon learning of a plane crash that killed members of a famous military choir.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman accused Moscow of being behind the murder, saying he was “convinced that Russia’s totalitarian regime” was responsible. Groysman added that Babchenko was “a true friend of Ukraine,” due to his commitment to reveal “the truth about Russian aggression.”
Ukraine’s allegations prompted Moscow to hit back. Russian authorities denied any involvement in the murder, with Lavrov criticizing the Ukrainian prime minister for trying to blame Russian secret services. “This fashion of conducting international affairs is very sad,” Lavrov told reporters.
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