The remarks that former US President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump made about his threats to strike the center of Moscow are part of his election campaign, the Kremlin official spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
One can hear "a lot of hot-headed emotional statements being made in the US" during the final stage of the election campaign, he said.
When asked whether Trump made such threats during a conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Peskov said that the Kremlin does not disclose the content of Putin's private conversations.
"We still prefer to state a very responsible position in terms of not making public the content of conversations conducted at the highest level. Unfortunately, a number of world leaders do not adhere to this position and do not observe such information "hygiene". Well, it's on their conscience," he said.
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Donald Trump said that he warned Putin not to go after Ukraine.
"I said: Vladimir, if you go after Ukraine, I will hit you so hard, you won't even believe it. I'm going to hit you right in the middle of fricking Moscow," Trump said in the interview.
Trump did not explain when and under what circumstances this dialogue took place, but noted that he had excellent relations with Putin.
Trump has repeatedly stated that he had good relations with Putin during his presidency. He also believes that the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine would not have started if he served in the office.
Yet, Moscow believes that the US had done practically nothing good for Russia when Trump was in power, although but the two countries maintained dialogue.