Peskov: The Kremlin has no information about the connection between anti-corruption rallies and “external forces”

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that he had no information indicating a connection between the anti-corruption actions on March 26 and "external forces", Interfax reports .

“I am not aware of any information of this kind. I have never heard of any data that would speak in favor of this version, ”Peskov said.

According to Peskov, the Moscow action was "an obvious provocation."

He added that there were confirmations that the participants went to the action for a fee. In particular, "a video about a boy," Peskov said.

“And the video with the boy, and various promises posted on Twitter, where help is guaranteed to sue 10 thousand euros if you are detained at the rally. This is nothing but indirect bribery against young people. Everything here needs to be called by its proper name, ”he explained.

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin commented for the first time on the anti-corruption rallies that took place on March 26. He compared the shares with the beginning of the "Arab Spring" and "Euromaidan".

Recall that on March 26, mass rallies against corruption were held in Moscow and other cities of Russia. In total, during the protest in the capital, according to OVD-Info, more than a thousand people were detained .