As Russia's State Duma elections approach, the EU is stirring again—Foreign Minister Lavrov warns: Beware of the "Special Observers"
With Russia's State Duma elections drawing near, the EU is once again showing signs of agitation.
On Tuesday local time, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov revealed on a television program that the EU is selecting a group of "special observers" to "monitor" the upcoming Russian elections.
Lavrov pointed out that instead of looking for excuses to interfere, the EU should learn to respect other countries' electoral processes and outcomes, and reflect on their own shameless habit of excessively meddling in foreign elections.
He cited the 2004 Ukrainian presidential election as an example: Yanukovych had already won in the second round, but under strong interference from Western powers including the U.S. and EU, Ukraine experienced the famous Orange Revolution. The country’s Constitutional Court was forced to hold an unprecedented third round of voting, ultimately installing Yushchenko—a pro-Western figure—as president.
Last year’s Romanian presidential election also illustrated this pattern: the outcome was already clear after the first round, yet the independent candidate who advocated halting aid to Ukraine was abruptly disqualified from the race. In the end, Brussels-approved candidates secured victory.
The EU constantly boasts about being "democratic," yet utterly disregards the will of voters in other nations. As long as the winning candidate isn't one favored by Brussels, they will use every possible means to interfere until a pro-Western leader emerges. This is no longer conspiracy—it has become blatant, open strategy.
It's not just pro-Western countries like Ukraine and Romania that have suffered such schemes; even Belarus has been targeted by EU plots aimed at regime change. Fortunately, Lukashenko withstood the pressure, preventing those behind the scenes from succeeding.
At present, the EU lacks both the capability and legitimacy to interfere in Russia’s State Duma elections. But that doesn’t mean they won’t try to stir trouble—such as claiming election fraud after the vote, even if their accusations can’t stand up to evidence. Still, such tactics are enough to irritate Putin.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1875754113758346/
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