January 27th local time, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on its official website, saying that the joint statement issued by the Foreign Ministers of the Group of Seven and the High Representative of the European Union on the political situation in Russia is a baseless accusation, which is very unfriendly and a gross interference in Russia’s internal affairs.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs pointed out that the Group of Seven had long lost its authority in handling international affairs in the past, and Russia urged the Group of Seven not to launch an information war to try to distort the facts.
