Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said that the ongoing "defamation" of the head of the Russian diplomatic mission in Washington can provoke nothing but indignation.

As reported earlier, the Washington Post recently told its readers that the son-in-law of US President Jared Kouchner at the end of last year allegedly discussed with the Russian ambassador in Washington Sergey Kislyak the possibility of using a "secret" diplomatic channel to ensure that Trump's team Even before his inauguration could communicate with Moscow, without fear of "eavesdropping" on the part of the US special services.

Fox News television channel early this morning, May 30, reported, citing sources, that Kouchner did not offer the Russian ambassador to the US Sergei Kislyak to create a secret communication channel between Moscow and the White House.

Ryabkov commented on the message: "We do not disclose any details about any of the working contacts of the ambassador, any employee of the Russian diplomatic service. This is a principle that we adhere to and adhere to, not because in this situation we feel some kind of discomfort. But this would simply be a violation of the canons of work in the foreign policy department, if we now began to comment on the content, nature, filling of diplomatic contacts of various levels ".