Iraq claims 'baseless': Russia

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service denied as “baseless” Pentagon claims that Moscow provided information to Saddam Hussein’s regime on US troop movements and plans during the 2003 invasion of Iraq, in the latest spat in an increasingly tense bilateral relationship.

“Similar, baseless accusations concerning Russia’s intelligence have been made more than once,” intelligence service spokesman Boris Labusov said. “We don’t consider it necessary to comment on such fabrications.”