The State Department said publicly on Friday that Russian officials are lying about several incidents between U.S. diplomats and Russian security officers, but refused to be more specific, and said the U.S. wants to handle the problem without involving the press.

“We’ve seen several comments by Russian officials over the last several days, which they know all too well are inaccurate,” State Department spokesman John Kirby told reporters.

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