MOSCOW. July 14 (Interfax) - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has declined to comment on the situation surrounding Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov and directed related questions to the Russian Defense Ministry.
"We do not comment on that. After all, this is a matter for the military, the Defense Ministry, so we suggest that you ask them," Peskov told reporters on Friday when asked about the Kremlin's attitude to Popov's statements.
"We do not think that this is an item for our agenda," he said.