Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin
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Vice-Premier of Russia Dmitry Rogozin commented on the conflict between the press Secretary of the state Department, John Kirby, and a journalist of the Russian TV channel RT during the regular briefing in Washington. His response he published on the page in Facebook.
Rogozin was brief: “To believe in a lie, it must be terrifying”. To remind you, who said so?”
The dispute itself has arisen due to the failure of Kirby to provide any evidence to support his words that the Russian aerospace forces and the Syrian government allegedly strikes at civilian targets in Aleppo. Moreover, he refused to equate Russia Today to “independent media”.