The government agrees that Russia “persistently uses disinformation as a tool to destabilise perceived enemies”, but has ignored the question of Russian interference in the Brexit campaign in its latest response to an official petition.
Theresa May has accused Moscow of interfering with democratic elections across the world and carrying out cyber espionage, but did not raise any questions about the legitimacy of the Brexit referendum.
Donald Trump’s former presidential campaign manager, Paul Manafort, faces 12 charges of defrauding the US over his dealings with pro-Russian politicians in Ukraine.
The annual G7 talks in Italy this week will be dominated by discussions on how to persuade Russia to distance itself from the Assad regime in Syria in the wake of last week’s chemical attack.
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens more injured in an explosion between two metro stations in St Petersburg.