Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said "it is humiliating for the American people to realize that the Russian federation is controlling the situation in America" during a Wednesday morning presser at the Russian Embassy in the U.S.

More highlights, thanks to translations from CBS and CTV:

His theory on Russian meddling allegations: "I believe that politicians are damaging the political system of the U.S. trying to pretend that someone is controlling America from the outside."

On his conversation this morning: "He didn't raise the issue of Russia's involvement into America's elections last year."

Lavrov seemed fed up with questions about Russian meddling in the presidential election:

"I've already answered it...just give me one fact that would prove that."

"I never thought that I will have to answer such questions — particularly being in the U.S. — [with] your highly developed democratic system. And President Trump publicly stated on a number of occasions regarding Russia's meddling into domestic affairs."

On Trump and his associates: "Both Trump and the Secretary of State and his administration, as I've realized today, are businesslike people."