Arya News - The Baltic states are trying to pressure Russians to disrupt voting on State Duma election day, Maxim Raider, ambassador-at-large and deputy chairman of the Russian Foreign Ministry`s election commission, tells Sputnik.
Despite their international human rights obligations and repeated declarations of commitment to democracy, some Western countries are nevertheless seeking to pressure Russians living there and prevent them from freely expressing their will, he underscores.According to the Ambassador-at-Large at Russia"s Foreign Ministry, the greatest concerns are posed by countries where “clinical Russophobia has afflicted a large part of the ruling elites.”These include not only Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, but also Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, in his opinion. Against this backdrop, Raider did not rule out provocations on voting day at overseas polling stations.Russian President Vladimir Putin has scheduled elections to the ninth State Duma for September 20, 2026. Voting will take place over three days, from September 18 to 20. The head of state called the upcoming State Duma elections the most important domestic political event in the country.
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The Baltic states are trying to pressure Russians to disrupt voting on State Duma election day, Maxim Raider, ambassador-at-large and deputy chairman of the Russian Foreign Ministry"s election commission, tells Sputnik.
Despite their international human rights obligations and repeated declarations of commitment to democracy, some Western countries are nevertheless seeking to pressure Russians living there and prevent them from freely expressing their will, he underscores.
"The Baltic states are particularly zealous in this," Raider adds.
According to the Ambassador-at-Large at Russia"s Foreign Ministry, the greatest concerns are posed by countries where “clinical Russophobia has afflicted a large part of the ruling elites.”
These include not only Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, but also Poland, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic, in his opinion.
Against this backdrop, Raider did not rule out provocations on voting day at overseas polling stations.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has scheduled elections to the ninth State Duma for September 20, 2026.
Voting will take place over three days, from September 18 to 20. The head of state called the upcoming State Duma elections the most important domestic political event in the country.
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