Matviyenko: Russia’s retaliation to Britain’s actions must be tough, proportionate

Matviyenko: Russia’s retaliation to Britain’s actions must be tough, proportionate

Russia’s response to Britain’s charges must be prompt, tough and proportionate, Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko told the media on Wednesday, TASS reports.

"Britain has blamed Russia without putting forward any charges. That’s unprecedented. I believe that this is utterly something unheard of in diplomatic practice. We, Russia, must react promptly, toughly and proportionately," Matviyenko said.

Matviyenko has described Britain’s actions taken over the past few days as a mean and shameless provocation ahead of the Russian presidential election.

"It is obvious that this is a mean and shameless provocation with a poorly conceived and written scenario of an ostensibly Russian connection and anti-presidential campaign arranged day by day, aimed at dictating a negative image of Russia to the world community," Matviyenko told the media on Wednesday.

"Nobody can answer an ordinary, simple question: why should Russia take silly steps that merely fan tensions ahead of the presidential election and the FIFA World Cup finals?" Matviyienko said.

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