The Russian Defence Ministry said Monday that Russia’s two supersonic bombers had carried out a flight from Russia to Venezuela, landing at Simon Bolivar International Airport, outside Caracas.
Moscow called statements by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the arrival of Russian Tu-160 supersonic bombers to Venezuela undiplomatic and absolutely inappropriate, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday.
“Of course, it’s not the Kremlin’s business to comment on the Secretary of State’s statements, it’s certainly the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. But in this case, of course, it’s not very diplomatic to hear from the Secretary of State, it’s quite a serious accusation — when he voices such words regarding the Russian leadership. We consider this an absolutely inappropriate statement”, Peskov told journalists in response to a request to comment on Pompeo’s statements.
The Kremlin absolutely disagrees with the remarks made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the waste of funds by Russia and Venezuela: you could feed Africa on the US defence budget, Peskov added.
Earlier in the day, Pompeo referred to the Russian and Venezuelan governments as “two corrupt governments squandering public funds, and squelching liberty and freedom while their people suffer” after Russia’s two supersonic bombers had carried out a flight from Russia to Venezuela.
Sourse: sputniknews.com
