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Democratic U.S. lawmakers accused Russia on Wednesday of a
"relentless assault" on democratic institutions worldwide, and
called on President Donald Trump to treat election interference
as a national crisis.
Democrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee released a
report detailing what they described as nearly two decades of
Russian efforts to tilt politics across Europe, criticizing
Trump for doing too little to address the issue.
The report was commissioned by Senator Ben Cardin, the
committee's top Democrat, who said on Wednesday that President
Vladimir Putin would "push as far as he's allowed to push, if we
don't push back."
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who has repeatedly denied
accusations by U.S. intelligence officials and others that
Moscow interferes in any foreign elections, told a conference
call with reporters Russia rejected any accusations of meddling
and was dismayed to see such allegations still being made.
"With regards to this (anti-Russian) campaign, all we can do is
express our regret and repeat that these accusations remain
unfounded," said Peskov.
(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Polina Ivanova;
Editing by Andrew Osborn)
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