Moscow accuses US of 'direct interference' in upcoming election

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY JOSH DELK - 12/27/17 10:09 AM EST

A Moscow official said Tuesday that the State Department's criticism of a ban on an opposition leader from running against Vladimir Putin in Russia's upcoming presidential election constitutes "direct interference" in its electoral affairs.

“This State Department statement, which I’m sure will be repeated, is a direct interference in our electoral process and internal affairs,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a Facebook statement, according to Business Insider.

The State Department spokesperson said in a Tuesday statement that they were concerned over Russia's "ongoing crackdown against independent voices, from journalists to civil society activists to opposition politicians," Business Insider reported.

The statement comes after Russia's Central Electoral Commission formally banned candidate Alexei Navalny last weekend from being listed on the ballot in the country's upcoming presidential elections, citing a prior embezzlement conviction.



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[dchill]

1. I hope they're right.

[Hugin]

2. Geeze... Okay, for the first time ever, I've got to call someone the S-word!

Damn SNOWFLAKES!!!

Oy.

[dalton99a]

3. The truth is the reverse

Who is interfering in whose elections?

[TranssexualKaren]

4. Oh, oh...I give up!!!!

This is just to painful to watch anymore

[Aristus]

5. Jesus Christ! So now they're pulling the 'I know you are, but what am I?" gambit?

[bluestarone]

6. payback is

a bitch huh? LMAO

[PragmaticDem]

7. Oh that is precious!

[Liberalagogo]

8. There isn't an IMAX theater big enough

for this projection.

[Volaris]

9. Lol RIGHT????

Us having an opinion is interference, but them utilizing the open ad market to propogandize 30% of our citizens into throwing our election to the idjit who owes their StateMob a shitload of favors is just plain crazy...
SURE it is.

This is now, OFFICIALLY, a nation-state level Ratfucking Operation. No wonder the GOP is proud of it.