Donald Trump's national security advisor Herbert Raymond McMaster believes it has proven that Russia has 2016 in US election. After FBI indictment against 13 Russians, evidence was "really irrefutable," said McMaster at Munich Security Conference. Trump himself had always referred to accusations of Russian influence as an "invention".

The US judiciary had charged on Friday charges against 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations. They are accused of conspiracy, fraud using means of communication, bank fraud and serious cases of identity ft.

Investigator Robert Mueller has been investigating wher Russian forces have interfered in election campaign of American presidential election since last May. He also investigates possible illegal links between camp of today's president Donald Trump and Moscow government during election campaign.

According to indictment, accused have promoted Trump's campaign, among or things, through social media. All defendants stay in Russia and are not tangible to US judiciary.

Russian foreign minister speaks of "chatter"

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded to accusations and called m "chatter" at Munich Security Conference. The Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of Russian parliament, Leoniod Sluzki, spoke of an anti-Russian campaign.

Mueller's investigation is also about accusation that Trump's campaign camp has illegally agreed with Moscow. The current accusations do not actually contain any evidence that Americans knowingly participated in election influence. According to deputy chief prosecutor Rod Rosenstein, this conclusion is only valid for current accusations: investigation went on.

Gabriel for loosening penalties

At margins of security conference, federal Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel neverless spoke out in favour of easing sanctions against Russia. "I know that official position is different," said Gabriel on Saturday at a meeting with Lavrov. The EU sanctions were imposed almost four years ago because of Russian annexation of Crimea and later war in Ukraine was tightened. Gabriel demanded a truce and withdrawal of heavy weapons from eastern Ukraine.

Date Of Update: 18 February 2018, 12:02