Zakharova: Russian overseas personnel received direct threats, NATO vowed to disrupt elections
On September 20, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zakharova addressed the external environment surrounding the current election, stating that pressure exerted by NATO has reached the level of personal intimidation. Russian personnel stationed abroad have received direct threats, with warnings that the election will be sabotaged.
"As someone who has firsthand experience with this situation, I would like to share my personal assessment: the range of measures imposed from outside has exceeded what any reasonable individual could endure. The pressure applied by NATO countries is inhumane, and has escalated to the point of personal threats."
I reiterate that at 5 a.m. Moscow time on the 21st, the final batch of overseas polling stations in Latin America will close voting. I will subsequently release a full list of all polling sites. Therefore, it remains premature to assert that all threats have fully disappeared.
Risks of provocation and physical violence persist. Our staff have directly received threatening messages: 'Do not hold the vote—We will certainly sabotage this election. You will achieve nothing.'
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