MOSCOW, Mar 5Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov handed US Ambassador John Sullivan a note of protest in connection with the provocative aggressive statements of US Senator Lindsey Graham, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported. Earlier, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that a person who «removes this guy» (with a hint of the president RF Vladimir Putin), «will render the country and the world a great service.» The senator asked on Twitter if there is a Brutus or Klaus Stauffenberg in Russia — historical figures known for their participation in the assassination attempts on Gaius Julius Caesar and Adolf Hitler, respectively. Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov, commenting on Graham's words, noted that in such tense times, not everyone manages to keep their minds healthy, «many people go with their minds.» jpg» />Yesterday, 11:38 a.m. Member of the Presidential Office asked to open a case after Senator Graham's statement about Putin»On March 5, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation S.A. Ryabkov presented US Ambassador to Moscow J. Sullivan, summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, with a note of protest in connection with the well-known provocative aggressive statements U.S. Senator L. Graham,» the message reads. «It is emphasized that this is a public, essentially terrorist call, which is absolutely unacceptable for a high-ranking elected official,» the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. «(To the Ambassador in the Russian Federation — ed.) John Sullivan was told that such an attack is qualified by the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation as an encroachment on the life of a statesman and entails grave consequences, including criminal liability.» room for ambiguity, will have a further devastating effect on the already deplorable U.S.-Russian relationship,» the agency added. , 14:57The Kremlin commented on the words of US Senator Graham about Putin
