© Alexei Druzhinin / SputnikRussian President Vladimir Putin
"We consider the words of the Fox News host unacceptable and insulting," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. "We would prefer to receive an apology to the Russian president from a respected TV station like that."
O'Reilly labeled Putin "a killer" during an interview with US President Donald Trump, in which they discussed the Republican's numerous statements on his willingness to work with Russia to jointly deal with issues such as terrorism.
Trump shrugged off the comment, saying: "There are a lot of killers. We've got a lot of killers. What, do you think our country is so innocent?"
Trump did not name specific US officials or officials among Washington's allies as killers, but mentioned the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 as an example of why he did not consider America to be innocent, saying that "a lot of people were killed" there.
The US president's remarks sparked anger among many figures in the American establishment, who have criticized him for seemingly
Peskov did not comment on Trump's reply.
Comment: Trump has made his pragmatic view of the world clear. The neocons are coming unglued because he has accurately characterized, however gently ('not so innocent'), the destructive actions of the US around the world. And considering her father's record, Liz hardly has the moral high ground. She should stay out of it.