OREANDA-NEWS. Reports of a coup d'état allegedly being prepared in Russia, as well as the disappearance of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, are outright lies and nonsense. Such rumors are spread by the Ukrainian secret services and Russian neo-liberals. This was stated by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during an interview with the Serbian media, which is broadcast on the website of the Foreign Ministry.

I don't want to comment on bullshit. Because this is precisely the nonsense that is being spread by the special services of Ukraine <...> and our Russian neo-liberals, who are now abroad, the minister said.

Lavrov suggested that the last ones were given materials that needed to be voiced in the morning, and they did it.

The head of the Foreign Ministry assured that the presidential administration, the government and other structures of power in Russia continue to work, based on their duties and the interests of the country.

Earlier, Lavrov noted that Moscow was surprised by the actions of the leaders of Western countries, fueling the "cave Russophobia." According to him, they should understand the perniciousness of such behavior. The minister added that the Russian authorities would draw appropriate conclusions.