Event f50a8178-bf7e-469d-96c8-92e66f480659

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: InfoOps Country: Russia Country: Lithuania Country: Latvia Country: Estonia Attack Type: Propaganda

Source: https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189254/moscow-accu ...

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Event Time

1y ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Moscow accuses Baltic states of 'sabotage' in Russian president election

Short Summary: Russia accuses Baltic states of sabotaging its 2024 presidential election, summoning Baltic diplomats in protest; Lithuania calls the claims 'absurd.'

Description

The Russian government summoned Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian envoys, accusing them of attempting to sabotage the upcoming Russian presidential election. Moscow criticized the Baltic states for ignoring requests to ensure the security of Russian embassies and citizens, warning of 'difficulties' if demands were not met. Lithuania denied the allegations, calling them 'absurd' and reaffirmed non-recognition of Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories.

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The Russian government on Monday summoned Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian envoys, accusing them of trying to sabotage next month’s Russian presidential election.

Moscow accuses Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania of ignoring Russia’s requests to ensure the security of polling stations in embassies.

Lithuania’s response: Responding to Moscow’s statements, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the accusations absurd.

Lithuania has does not and will not recognize voting or election results in the occupied or illegally annexed territories of Ukraine.

Related URLs

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189254/moscow-accuses-baltic-states-of-sabotage-in-russian-president-election

Source

https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/2189254/moscow-accuses-baltic-states-of-sabotage-in-russian-president-election

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