The court rejected Deripaska's claim for Associated Press in the USA

The Federal Court in Washington did not adopt a lawsuit about the slander of the Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska against the Associated Press agency. OBE Tom reports Politico .

The court said that the lawsuit was rejected "due to the insufficient validity of the claims." According to the judge, Deripaska in the lawsuit "does not dispute significant facts." She explained that the businessman is a “public figure”.

As AP points out, and American courts for slander with the participation of public figures are presented with special requirements in the field of evidence.

The agency is fully satisfied with the decision of the judge to reject the claim.

Recall that Deripaska filed a lawsuit due to AP’s messages about his connections with the former head of the President Donald Trump Paul Manafort, who, according to the agency, received a certain amount from the owner of Bazel Deripaska for promoting the interests of Russian president Vladimir Putin in the west.