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The U.S.
government for the first time on Friday formally accused Russia
of a campaign of cyber attacks against Democratic Party
organizations ahead of the Nov. 8 presidential election.
Washington's relations with Moscow are also under strain over
the war in Syria and Russia's actions in Ukraine.
"This whipping up of emotions regarding 'Russian hackers' is
used in the U.S. election campaign, and the current U.S.
administration, taking part in this fight, is not averse to
using dirty tricks," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said
on Saturday in comments on the ministry's website.
Late on Friday, the Kremlin called the U.S. allegations
"nonsense".
"There is no proof whatsoever for such grave accusations,"
Ryabkov said.
"(They are) ...fabricated by those who are now serving an
obvious political order in Washington, continuing to whip up
unprecedented anti-Russian hysteria."
Ryabkov reiterated an offer to Washington, first made last year,
to hold consultations on fighting cyber crime together.
But he also criticized John Kerry after the U.S. Secretary of
State said late on Friday that Russian and Syrian actions in the
Syrian civil war, including bombings of hospitals, "beg for" a
war crimes investigation.
Such remarks are unacceptable and Moscow is disappointed to hear
"new typically U.S. claims for being a global judge", Ryabkov
said in comments to Interfax news agency published on Saturday.
Referring to a resolution on Syria proposed by France for debate
at the United Security Council later on Saturday, he said:
"Unfortunately, we see less and less common sense in the actions
of Washington and Paris".
The draft resolution demands an end to air strikes and military
flights over Aleppo. Moscow has already said this draft is
unacceptable.
(Reporting by Dmitry Solovyov; editing by John Stonestreet)
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