Ms. Zakharova: The West is actively sabotaging the Russian presidential election

“This is an unprecedented story, a kind of active sabotage by the Western collective,” said Maria Zakharova.

According to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman, the presidential election topic is not only of interest to the Russian people, but also attracts the attention of the whole world.

Answering the question about the reason for the decrease in the number of polling stations abroad, Ms. Zakharova said, "in terms of the number of places, there are significantly fewer. For one simple reason: some authorities there are causing trouble, threatening our citizens, and exerting political pressure" - Ms. Maria Zakharova said.

In addition, Ms. Zakharova said that several months ago, messages began to appear from unfriendly countries that the Russian presidential election would not be allowed to be held abroad. As a result, Moscow sent diplomatic notes to all countries.

According to Ms. Zakharova, this is not a matter of the wishes or opinions of those countries, but rather a duty under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Ms. Zakharova said that the countries that opposed Russia's election delayed and responded as slowly as possible. The last response came from Greece on March 8, with "reluctant consent."

Ms. Zakharova believes that this shows that unfriendly countries do not even have the opportunity to independently determine their attitude towards Russia. They do so because they are "under pressure from Washington".

Early voting is coming to an end in 51 countries, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman added.

Also related to the Russian presidential election, the Kherson regional election commission said that the Ukrainian army fired at polling stations in Kakhovka and Brilevka. Voters were soon evacuated from the polling stations./.