attempts to interfere in Russia’s internal affairs continue unabated – Kommersant

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of Russia by Western countries are not abating. Earlier today, April 12, the chairman of the State Duma commission to investigate foreign interference in Russian affairs, Vasily Piskarev, warned of another threat of external interference in connection with the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

“Now is a time when all efforts to ensure security are already at their maximum – in all areas, including ensuring information security. Attempts to interfere in our affairs continue unabated. Although, of course, such significant – especially symbolic – events as the inauguration of the president are always considered by our enemies as another reason for new attempts to destabilize the situation in Russia. We have learned to deal with this and resist it. We all learned together,” Mr. Peskov answered the corresponding question during a press call.

On April 3, the Federation Council appealed to the UN and parliaments of foreign countries to condemn the actions of “the countries of the collective West, coordinated by Washington, to interfere in the preparation and conduct of the presidential elections in the Russian Federation.” According to the senators, the list of such actions There was a terrorist attack in the Crocus near Moscow, which claimed more than 140 lives. March 17 Mr. Piskarev reported about attempts by foreign agents and the US Embassy to influence the Russian presidential election.

Read more in the publication “Kommersant” “Terrorist attack as intervention”.

Alexandra Goroshilova