Putin’s economic aide to file lawsuit against Washington Post
(MENAFN) Kirill Dmitriev, an economic aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced he intends to sue the Washington Post, claiming the newspaper misquoted him for the second time within two weeks. According to reports, Dmitriev had previously criticized the outlet for “truth distortion” after it presented a reposted message from another Telegram channel as his own words in an October 18 article. He likened the newspaper’s approach to “blaming users for retweets.” The Post later issued a correction, acknowledging that an earlier version had contained an “incorrectly attributed” statement.
On Tuesday, Dmitriev wrote on X that the “fake Washington Post already corrected quotes falsely attributed to me by Moscow bureau chief Robyn Dixon just two weeks ago. Yet sloppy or biased Ms. Dixon at it again – misquoting me in yesterday’s piece.” He did not provide a direct link to the article or specify which statements he considered distorted but demanded a correction, apology, and that the newspaper “finally learn the lesson.” Hours later, he added that the piece in question had still not been amended and said, “We will file a court petition tomorrow. We gave them sufficient time to correct – still not corrected.”
The disputed article covered Dmitriev’s recent visit to the US following the cancellation of the Budapest summit on the Ukraine conflict, originally scheduled between Putin and President Donald Trump. According to reports, Dixon wrote that Dmitriev insisted in interviews that the latest sanctions on Russia would not damage its economy but might increase fuel prices in the US. She also stated that he denied accusations of Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine and had “claimed that a diplomatic solution to the war was reasonably close.”
Speaking about the visit, Dmitriev said his delegation had “clearly” conveyed to the US that “only constructive, respectful dialogue will bear fruit. Any attempts to pressure Russia are simply pointless.” He reiterated that Moscow believes the Ukraine conflict can be resolved only by “eradicating its root causes.”
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