Russia demands apology from Fox News for calling Putin a 'killer' (video)
The Kremlin has demanded an apology from Fox News over what it said were “unacceptable” comments one of the channel’s presenters made about Russian president Vladimir Putin in an interview with US counterpart Donald Trump. Fox host Bill O’Reilly made the comments while speaking to the President before the Super Bowl, when he asked him about US-Russian relations. Mr Trump said he “respects” the Russian President. When asked to elaborate about his ‘respect’ for Mr Putin in his interview with Fox News, Mr Trump said: "Well, I respect a lot of people but that doesn't mean I'm going to get along with him. He's a leader of his country. I say it's better to get along with Russia than not. And if Russia helps us in the fight against Isis, which is a major fight, and Islamic terrorism all over the world, that's a good thing. "Will I get along with him? I have no idea." But "Putin's a killer," Mr O'Reilly said. Mr Trump replied: "There are a lot of killers. We've got a lot of killers. What do you think, our country's so innocent?" His comments were quickly attacked by the Kremlin as well as Republicans in the United States. “There is no moral equivalency between the United States of America, the greatest freedom living nation in the history of the world,” said Senator Ben Sasse (Nebraska) “We consider such words from the Fox TV company to be unacceptable and insulting, and honestly speaking, we would prefer to get an apology from such a respected TV company,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on a conference call. BBC says that Bill O’Reilly is not going to apologize to the Russian leader for his words. “I’m working on that apology but it may take a little time. You might want to check in with me around 2023,” he said.
