Provocations targeting Russian polling stations already underway — Zakharova

Russian Politics & Diplomacy September 18, 4:42

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman pointed out that the enormous flow of disinformation has been launched

MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Provocative actions targeting Russian polling stations and attempts to influence the voting process are already being recorded, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS.

"We are often asked: could there be provocations? They are already underway. And on the territory of our country - including attacks on polling stations by Ukrainian drones, [as well as] the enormous flow of disinformation that has been launched in this regard and attempts to influence [the voting process] in various ways," she said.

Zakharova added that the Russian side is also recording such provocative actions abroad. "They range from attempts by Western countries to absolve themselves of responsibility for ensuring citizens’ safe passage to designated polling stations to what can no longer even be called information provocations, but outright information attacks," the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman specified.

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