俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京称，关于俄罗斯在欧洲主要城市煽动大规模抗议的指控是“明显的过度反应”。据全俄国家电视广播公司（VGTRK）周日发布的采访内容，普京表示，他对欧洲最初的反应不是反俄而是反美感到惊讶。
Russian President Vladimir Putin called accusations that Russia is provoking mass protests in major European cities a “clear overkill.”Speaking in an interview with the VGTRK broadcasting company published Sunday, Putin said he was surprised that the initial reaction in Europe was not anti-Russian but anti-American.
他说：“立即有人抛出说法，称欧洲发生的事件是现任美国政府及其对右翼政党和运动支持的结果。”
“Claims immediately began to be thrown out that the events taking place in Europe are the result of the activities of the current American administration and its support for right-wing parties and movements,” he said.
普京表示，这对他来说“既奇怪又完全出乎意料”，因为他没想到欧洲领导人会攻击“他们主要的盟友和保护者，从军事意义上说，就是大洋彼岸的美国”。“但他们很快恢复理智，转而采取对俄罗斯联邦的传统指责，”他说。
Putin said that was “strange and completely unexpected” to him, as he did not expect European leaders to attack “their main ally and protector, so to speak, in the military sense of the word, across the ocean.”“But they quickly came to their senses and switched to their traditional accusations against the Russian Federation,” he said.
普京补充道：“这里没有什么意外。众所周知，俄罗斯一直被指责犯下所有滔天大罪。但现在我已准备好回应。”普京表示，莫斯科在欧洲主要城市煽动大规模示威的说法是显而易见的夸大，即便在欧洲国家普通民众眼中也是如此。
The president added: “There is nothing unexpected here. As is known, Russia has always been accused of all mortal sins. But now I am ready to respond.”Putin said claims that Moscow is provoking mass demonstrations in major European cities are an obvious exaggeration even to ordinary citizens of European countries.
他指出：“我看到这事时的第一反应是惊讶，因为说我们在欧洲主要城市煽动大规模抗议，这是明显的过度反应，依我看，这在欧洲国家普通民众眼中显而易见。”
“My first reaction when I saw this was surprise, because to say that we are provoking mass protests in major European cities is a clear overkill, which, in my opinion, is obvious to ordinary citizens of European countries,” he noted.
他又说：“尽管如此，他们现在走上了这条走惯了、用旧了的路子，我们看到一些针对俄罗斯的指责。”
“Nevertheless, they have now taken this well-trodden and worn-out path, and we see some accusations against Russia,” he added.
普京表示，这说明“一些欧洲国家领导人的软弱和无力，无法为正在发生的事情承担责任”。“这很糟糕。为什么？因为这意味着他们不分析事件，不寻找发生事情的原因，而只是把责任推给别人，先推给美国，现在推给俄罗斯，”他说。法国全国性的学生抗议活动已持续数周。
Putin said this points to “the weakness and inability of some leaders in European countries to take responsibility for what is happening.”“This is bad. Why? Because it means they do not analyze the events, do not look for the causes of what is happening, but simply shift the blame onto someone, first the US, now Russia,” he said. Nationwide student protests have been underway in France for several weeks.
法国外交部长让-诺埃尔·巴罗在10月21日由经合组织主办的会议上发言时，指责抗议者使用了来自俄罗斯、中国、伊朗以及“让美国再次伟大”群体的“敌对叙事”。
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, speaking at an OECD-hosted conference on Oct. 21, accused protesters of using “hostile narratives” from Russia, China, Iran and the MAGA community.
克里姆林宫发言人德米特里·佩斯科夫于10月19日表示，没人会把这种“荒谬指控”当真。美国总统唐纳德·特朗普曾将骚乱归咎于大规模移民。
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Oct. 19 that nobody takes such “absurd accusations” seriously. US President Donald Trump had blamed the unrest on mass migration.