The Kremlin called
the incident with journalist Arkady Babchenko strange.
MOSCOW, May 31.
/TASS/. Journalist Arkady Babchenko’s faked murder aimed at preventing an
assassination attempt does not change Moscow’s view of Ukraine as a dangerous
place for journalists, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told
reporters.
"Thank God, the
man is alive," he said. "But that does not change our view of Ukraine
as a country dangerous for journalists. In fact, it does not change the
situation," Peskov added.
"This incident
is strange, to say the least," the Kremlin spokesman noted. "I don’t
know whether the ends justify the means in this particular case," he said.
Kiev police reported
on Tuesday night about a fatal attack on Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko,
in which he had been allegedly gunned down. However, Ukraine’s Security Service
(SBU) stated on Wednesday that it had prevented an attempt on his life through
a sting operation. SBU chief Vasily Gritsak said at a briefing that the reporter
was safe, after which Babchenko was trotted out in front of his fellow
reporters.
Peskov also said that
Ukraine’s law enforcement authorities should account for their words of
Moscow’s alleged involvement in plotting Babchenko’s murder to avoid the
mistake of their colleagues from London. He said that, responding to a request
for comment about the corresponding accusations voiced by Gritsak.
"He [Gritsak]
should account for his words, otherwise he will look like his British
colleagues," Peskov noted.
Source: ITAR-TASS
01-06-2018
