Leonid Slutsky

The head of Russia's parliamentary foreign affairs committee, Leonid Slutsky, said the statement by foreign secretary Dominic Raab was "Russophobic."

Butina served 18 months in a Florida prison for trying to infiltrate the NRA and build ties with high-ranking U.S. conservatives.

Macron warned this week that the NATO alliance was experiencing "brain death" as a result of erratic U.S. foreign policy.

Trump has reportedly ordered his national security team to review some $250 million in military aid to Ukraine, which is fighting pro-Moscow separatists in the east of the country.

Russia's military preparation means "not a single hair on any Russian citizen's head would be harmed," Leonid Slutsky said.

"What is a woman who sleeps with a man for 10 million dollars called? This might sound crude, but she is called a prostitute," Dmitry Peskov told Moscow students.

At least three journalists have accused lawmaker Leonid Slutsky of harassing them, but the parliament threw out the case in one sitting.