American journalists stood up for their Russian colleagues at the State Department

American journalists stood up for their Russian colleagues at a briefing by the State Department after the official representative of the department Heather Nauert refused to answer the question only because he was asked by a Russian journalist.

Photo: YouTube frame / Arnicus Humani Generis

This is evidenced by video her press conference.

During the briefing, a correspondent for the Rossiya-1 TV channel asked whether the United States plans to continue negotiations with Moscow on issues of global security and nuclear weapons, taking into account Vladimir Putin’s message, in which he announced the development of new types of strategic weapons.

“You want to ask if we stop discussing? Of course, it's disturbing when you see the Russian government attacking the United States on video. I don't think that's very constructive or responsible. I’ll limit myself to this,” Nauert replied.

The journalist of the Russian Channel One tried to argue that the video did not show that the missiles were attacking the United States, noting that "they were flying in two different directions." Hearing that the reporter represents Russia, Nauert refused to answer the question.

“Oh, are you from Russia too? Enough said. Let’s move on,” she said.

“But they are not Russian officials. They are simply asking a question about Russia,” a CNN correspondent noted in this regard.

"Is it true? OK. We know that RT and other so-called news organizations are funded and directed by the Russian government. That’s why I don’t have much tolerance for...” Nauert said, but was interrupted before she could complete her sentence.

After this journalist Associated Press He repeated the question of the Russian colleague, noting that the frames didn’t really see missiles hit exactly on US territory.

“It definitely looks like it. You can look again. It’s very clear what their goal is,” Nauert said.

Recall that in the message of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Federal Assembly, which he spoke in Moscow in early March, anti-American rhetoric prevailed. The President also showed a demonstration video depicting a new “invulnerable” nuclear weapon with unlimited range, a simulated conditional missile attack on Florida.

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