EU Bodies Plan to Reject Russia's Election Results
Russia's foreign intelligence service warned that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament plan to reject the results of Russia's upcoming parliamentary elections, citing serious violations during the electoral process. Russian President Putin's press secretary dismissed the potential non-recognition as insignificant and vowed to counter any provocation.
Consensus
- The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PASCE) and the European Parliament are planning to issue statements rejecting the results of Russia's upcoming elections.
- Russia's foreign intelligence service (SVR) reported that the PACE and European Parliament intend to cite 'serious violations' during the election preparation and conduct.
- The next Russian State Duma elections are scheduled for 20 September, with voting taking place from 18 to 20 September.
- Russia's presidential press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stated that European recognition of the election results is not of primary importance to Russia.
Points of divergence
- The SVR claims that PACE and the European Parliament will issue declarations rejecting the results of the Russian elections due to 'serious violations' in the electoral process. — vesti
- Dmitry Peskov stated that European recognition of the election outcomes is 'tenth-rate' for Russia and that any provocation aimed at disrupting the elections will be countered. — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- SVR stated about plans of PAE and European Parliament to announce non-recognition of elections in RF — Вести
- Peskov stated that Europe recognizing the results of the elections in the Russian Federation is not a priority — Интерфакс
- In the SVR, Europe is said to have plans to discredit the results of the September elections in Russia — Интерфакс
- SVR: Europe has been tasked with discrediting the results of Russia's elections — Вести
- SVR: Europeans want to prevent the holding of elections in Russia — Москва 24
Key entities
- Russia
- SVR
- Moscow
- Europe
- PASE
- Dmitry Peskov
- European Parliament
- Foreign Intelligence Service
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
- European Union
- RIA Novosti
- EP
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Alexey Vityutsevich
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