The foreign Ministry called a blatant case of RT journalist at the briefing, the state Department, RIA Novosti

15:4217.11.2016

(updated: 17:40 17.11.2016)

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MOSCOW, 17 Dec — RIA Novosti. the Russian foreign Ministry called a blatant case of division of journalists on “right and wrong”, which was made at the last press briefing, U.S. state Department spokesman John Kirby.

“This is some new kind of segregation? Such a separation of the media along ideological lines? I want to remind my colleagues in the state Department that Russia officially working American journalists. Some of them I see, including here and come regularly. You want to once they have experienced the same attitude?”, — said the official representative of the Ministry Maria Zakharova on the briefing.

“If the TV channel Russia Today will be the same attitude in Washington, at a briefing the official representative the MFA of Russia will be allocated a special place for American journalists. This is outrageous, outrageous case,” she added.

the Ministry said that foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will raise the question about the behavior of American officials at a meeting with U.S. Secretary of state John Kerry in Peru. Also foreign Minister expressed the hope that the new White house administration will be to protect bilateral relations.

Earlier in the course of the traditional briefing for the media, Kirby refused to present evidence of Russian bombing of civilian targets in Syria. However, he raised his voice a correspondent for RT, who asked him to specify the charges in Washington.

“You work for RT? Why don’t you ask your government the same questions? Ask them about their military activities. Ask them for a list of hospitals at which you strike,” said state Department spokesman, adding that it is “credible” information from humanitarian organizations.

the Response Kirby has caused confusion among the Western journalists present at the briefing. One of them called the behavior of the representative of the state Department “incorrect”. In response, Kirby said that “is not going to put RT on a par with the other journalists.”

After the briefing, another representative of the state Department apologized to the reporter for RT behavior Kirby.

Later, as informs television channel, RT checked the statement by the representative of the state Department. It turned out that neither the world health organization, or foreign Agency is not responsible for the attacks on hospitals in Russia.

the defense Ministry said that all the rhetoric of the state Department on the situation in Syria is based on “shameless lies”, including the repetition of “rumors” about the attacks on the hospitals.

a Fragment of an interview with RT c a U.S. state Department spokesman John Kirby