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PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in St. Petersburg, Russia on May 24, 2018. REUTERS / Grigory Dukor
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that a statement by a group of US senators opposed the election of a Russian candidate to head the country. Interpol International Police Organization is tantamount to electoral interference.
Interpol is due to elect a new president on 21 November, and four US senators, including Marco Rubio, issued a joint statement on Monday urging the government of US President Donald Trump to oppose Russia's Alexander Prokopchuk.
During a conference call, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "It's probably about some type of interference in the electoral process of 39, an international organization. "
Reportage of Tom Balmforth; Edited by Andrew Osborn
