ArmInfo.The press secretary of the Russian president Dmitry Peskov considers the statements of the television journalist Mikhail Leontiev about Armenia unsuccessful and believes that they should not be paid attention.
"These were unsuccessful and embarrassing statements that you do not need to pay attention to, these statements do not have, and can not have anything in common with Moscow's official position towards Armenia, and they also can not have anything in common with those warm feelings friendship and brotherhood, which historically have Russians to Armenians," said Dmitry Peskov, Acting Press Secretary of the Russian President, commenting on the statements of Leontyev.
Previously, Leontiev on the air of the radio station "Komsomolskaya Pravda" stated that Armenia throughout history is supposedly a burden for the Russian Federation. He also extremely unflatteringly spoke about the political actions of the opposition in this country. This statement was negatively perceived in the Armenian society. The Armenian Embassy in Russia issued a tough statement, and the Union of Armenians of Russia announced that it had already applied to the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation on this fact.