Russian MP says UK making 'same anti-Russian mistake again'

Leonid Slutsky hits back at hacking and meddling claims in familiar strategy of denial

Russia has denied accusations that its hackers sought to meddle in the 2019 UK election and steal data from labs and research centres seeking a coronavirus vaccine, once again blaming anti-Russia sentiment in the west.

The British administration is making the same anti-Russian mistake again and thus not only further undermining bilateral relations with Moscow but also its own authority," Leonid Slutsky, the head of the Russian parliament's foreign affairs committee, said on Thursday evening.