Putin’s mouthpiece breaks silence on US midterms

Relations between the US and Russia are unlikely to improve, Putin’s spokesman claims (Image: Getty)Russia has denied allegations that it is meddling in the US midterm election vote and maintained that relations between the two countries will remain “bad” despite the outcome of the election, Moscow state media reported on Wednesday. Dmitry Peskov, also dubbed ‘Putin’s mouthpiece’ was quoted by RIA Novosti news agency saying: “These elections are important, but it’s not necessary to exaggerate their importance in the short and medium-term for our relations. “These elections cannot change anything essential. Relations still are, and will remain, bad”. MORE TO FOLLOW..