Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has described last night’s televised debate between Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump and his rival, US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, as nothing more than a dog and pony show.
"To be honest, I don’t know why this is big news," the diplomat told Sputnik Radio when asked to comment on Harris’s first debate with Trump.
"Is it big news for us to see yet another show put on by people who clearly take no responsibility whatsoever for their words?" she asked rhetorically.
Zakharova also said it was "crazy to hear two people actually discussing how and for what they are going to punish the world."
The US presidential election is slated for November 5.
Incumbent US President Joe Biden was supposed to represent the Democrats at the election but he decided to drop out of the race after his poor performance in June in the debate with his predecessor Trump who later became the Republican presidential nominee.
In July, Biden announced a decision to end his re-election bid and endorse Harris to replace him.
The Democratic Party officially nominated Harris in early August.
