Peskov responded to the call of the US senator to impose sanctions against Putin

The statement of the US senator, who proposed to introduce restrictive measures against the head of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the country's authorities for colluding with the Taliban (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation), was commented on by presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. A Kremlin spokesman said in a comment to RIA Novosti that a lot of difficult-to-explain things are happening now in Washington. Recall that amendments to the US defense budget, which provide for sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, were previously introduced by Democratic Senator Bob Menendez. The politician suggested taking such a step because of Moscow's alleged involvement in attacks by the Taliban movement (an organization whose activities are banned in the Russian Federation) on the US military in Afghanistan. See also: In the United States proposed to impose sanctions against Putin