Russia warns the US: Do not interfere with our presidential election

The US is concerned about the decision to prevent opposition leader Alexey Navajo from participating in the presidential election. The Russian Foreign Ministry spoke of a <x0-direct intervention in the electoral process”.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Wednesday dismissed US criticism of opposition leader Alexey Navalnij's ban to participate in the presidential election. She said they constitute “interventions in Russian elections”. “This statement by the US State Department, which I am sure will not be the only one, is a direct intervention in the electoral process and in the state's internal affairs”, Zakharova said in her comment delivered by state news agency TASS.

A spokesman for the White House has expressed concern over “the definition of independent voices” in response to the decision of the main Election Commission in Russia to formally prevent Navlan from participating in the 2018 presidential election. The most entertaining thing about this is that this statement was made by the same people who were labeled by foreign media agent Russia Today and Sputnik, who persecute Russian media worldwide and invest large sums of money in “against Russian propaganda”, Zakarova said.

Under US President Donald Trump's surprise election victory last year, the US secret services community said Russia has intervened in the elections to support the candidate it preferred. Several investigations into election interventions have been opened in the US, including an investigation that has an agreement between the Trump administration and Moscow.

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In response to the ban to participate in the elections, Navalny called on his supporters to boycott the presidential elections. President Vladimir Putin is a deeply frightened “and is afraid to compete in front of me”, Navlany said. On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Navalny's <x2 calls to boycott elections should be carefully studied to see if there are legal violations. ”

Formally, Navajo has been banned from taking part in the elections because of criminal penalties, which is seen as countering his anticorruption campaigns. Human rights groups have warned that the Electoral Commission's decision to ban participation in the Navajo democratic process could be part of a widespread crackdown on dissidents in Russia.

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Tuesday, The EU expressed concern for the transparency of the upcoming elections. The decision “raises serious doubts about political pluralism in Russia”. “politically motivated sentences should not be used against political participation. We expect Russian authorities to create a balanced action space, including presidential elections”, said EU External Affairs spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic.