Referring to genuine doping cases which have already been proven, Peskov said: "All this does not mean that we are ready to accept any unfounded allegations, any unsubstantiated accusations."
Any new wider allegations not underpinned by hard evidence would be treated as "absolute slander," said Peskov.
(Reporting by Jack Stubbs and Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Dmitry Solovyov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
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