"It would be too optimistic to believe that a mass media could break out of that hysterical emotional background that unfortunately prevails in the US with respect to our country," Peskov told reporters. "This film will apparently and has already been done with such a critical bias in line with the further demonization of our country and, possibly, our president."
The CNN broadcaster premiers its "The Most Powerful Man in the World" special report later in the day.
"For the sake of justice, one must perhaps positively assess the proposal of the author of the film, especially our old acquaintance Fareed Zakaria," Peskov stressed. "It deserves a positive assessment that they gave the opportunity to participate in this film and at least outline our position."
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