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On April 8, Russia Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev gave a wide-ranging interview to the Russian daily Kommersant that focused heavily on Russia’s adversarial relationship with the United States. Topics included Moscow’s opposition to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; Russia’s denial of involvement in the SolarWinds hacks; the U.S. decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan during WWII; and a reiteration of unfounded charges that U.S.-controlled laboratories abroad are creating biological weapons.Patrushev was also asked about the statistics released by Russia’s Federal State Statistical Service (Rosstat) showing that coronavirus-related fatalities in the country through January exceeded 200,000 — more than double the figure used by the government's coronavirus task force.Patrushev said there was no reason to distrust the official coronavirus mortality statistics. However, he didn’t clarify whether he considered Rosstat’s numbers to be official. The former Federal Security Service (FSB) director then used his answer to attack the U.S. Indeed
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