The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that the United States prepared a large number of fakes of various types before and during the presidential elections of the Russian Federation. She reported this RIA News.
“They (the USA – editor’s note) the other day, during the elections, prepared a lot of frauds of a completely different nature,” Zakharova emphasized, noting that disinformation from the West also comes from the point of view of the USA. Political content of the election process in the RF. She also noted that there were “drafts” regarding candidates for the Presidency of the Russian Federation and political parties in Russia.
The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry added that this policy of the West is aimed at intimidating Russian voters. Moreover, according to Zakharova, hacker attacks are also part of such a policy.
Before reportedIt was stated that the participation in the presidential elections held in the Russian Federation as of 13.32 on March 16 was over 40 percent.
For the first time since 2008, four candidates will compete for the presidency: Vladislav Davankov (New People’s Party), Vladimir Putin (nominating his own candidate), Leonid Slutsky (LDPR) and Nikolai Kharitonov (Communist Party of the Russian Federation).
Previously Mishustin voted Russian presidential elections.