“A mountain has given birth to a mouse. The ‘Russian affair’ falls to pieces before our eyes.”
So pronounced the Russian news site Gazeta.ru, as word of the completed Mueller report swept around the world.
Thus far, official Russian response to the Mueller findings has been scornful. Leaders are taking the conclusions of U.S. Attorney General Robert Barr – that the report shows no collusion between the Kremlin and U.S. President Donald Trump – as a chance to dismiss all claims of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.