Maria Zakharova
The Russian foreign Ministry commented on the material of the newspaper The Washington Post, which wrote that the US President Donald trump allegedly handed over to the head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov, top-secret information about the “Islamic state”. Appropriate post official representative of the Ministry Maria Zakharova, posted in Facebook.
It is advised not to read the American press. “You can use them in different ways, but not necessary to read — the last time this is not only harmful but also dangerous,” he wrote.
“11 may, I warned that the American media a couple of days, apparently, planned to issue a “sensation” about the meeting between Lavrov and trump. True, the idea was to paint at least a “secret” photos of the meeting that was supposed to make another fake of solidity and reliability,” — said Zakharov.
According to her, this part of the plan of the information campaign has been destroyed by posting pictures according to the norms of professional ethics.
May 15 Washington Post wrote that during the meeting at the White house on may 10, trump revealed Lavrov information with a high secrecy level. Newspaper, referring to former and current officials, have indicated that information is jeopardized a “crucial source of intelligence on ISIS” (a group banned in Russia).
Later, Washington denied contained in this material data. According to U.S. Secretary Rex Tillerson, during the talks, the Russian foreign Minister and U.S. President they talked about joint efforts to fight terrorism and related threats, however, the parties “did not discuss the sources, methods, or combat operations.”