The US State Department criticized the holding of elections to the State Duma of Russia in the territories of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine without the consent of the authorities of these countries.
“The United States regrets Russia’s repressive actions that undermined the freeness, fairness, and credibility of its Duma elections, and we condemn Russia’s organization of polling stations on the territories of Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine without their consent,” a message posted by U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price on September 23 on Twitter says.
