The United States consider  accusations of involvement in the coup attempt bid ‘absurd’,  announced a representative by the US Department of State Elizabeth Trudeau.

Answering to the question whether there are US citizens among  arrested 10 who are charged of an attempted coup in Turkey, she said that she has no information. At the same time she stressed that the US considers the accusations of involvement in the coup attempt bid ‘absurd’. " We have said, and we say again , that the United States stands with the democratically-elected government of Turkey.”

When asked whether the US is concerned about the rapprochement of Ankara and Moscow, the diplomat said that Turkey is a friend and ally in NATO. “We will continue to work. This is not a zero-sum game , "she said , noting the importance of the fight against the IS and terrorism around the world .