Polyansky commented on the EU’s reaction to the murders of election commission members
Quick Look
- Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky said that the European Union can ignore crimes against Russians and Russian-speaking people if it does not punish the Russian election commission employees responsible for the murders.
- He noted that during the State Duma elections, six members of the commissions were killed due to Ukrainian strikes.
- The EU Council announced the largest expansion of anti-Russian sanctions, including 1,569 individuals and legal entities associated with the Russian military-industrial complex on the lists.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
During Russian State Duma elections combined with regional election campaigns, six members of election commissions were killed due to Ukrainian strikes, according to a statement by President Vladimir Putin. Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky connected these events with the actions of the European Union, accusing it of inaction wobec crimes against Russians and Russian-speaking people.
Brief retelling from RIA II
The European Union can ignore crimes against Russians and Russian-speaking people if it does not punish those involved in the murders of employees of Russian election commissions, said the Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that during the State Duma elections, six members of election commissions were killed due to Ukrainian strikes.
The EU Council announced the largest expansion of anti-Russian sanctions, including 1,569 individuals and legal entities associated with the Russian military-industrial complex.
VIENNA, Oct 13 - RIA Novosti. The European Union will demonstrate its readiness to ignore crimes against Russians and Russian-speaking people if it does not punish the Russian election commission employees involved in the murders who worked during the September election campaigns, said the Russian Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously said that during the State Duma elections and combined election campaigns, six members of the commissions were killed due to Ukrainian strikes.
“I wonder if the EU is introducing sanctions against those who are behind the targeted murders of employees of Russian election commissions, and whether they are being held criminally responsible. Otherwise, this could only confirm that Estonia and the entire European Union are ready to turn a blind eye to any crimes against Russians and Russian-speaking people,” Polyansky wrote on the social network X in response to the publication of the Estonian Foreign Ministry about the expansion of anti-Russian sanctions.
The permanent representative recalled that as a result of a UAV raid, the chairman of the precinct election commission (PEC) in the village of Oktyabrskoye, Zaporozhye region, Elena Astanina, was killed.
The EU Council on Monday announced the largest single expansion of anti-Russian personal sanctions, including 1,569 individuals and legal entities, including 826 companies and 743 individuals, that Brussels says are linked to the Russian military-industrial complex.
Another 77 defendants were subject to sanctions due to elections to the State Duma in new Russian regions.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The EU may consider sanctions against those involved in the murders of Russian election commission employees if pressure from Russia continues
Possible · Within months
Russia will continue to use the topic of murders of election commission members in its diplomatic rhetoric against the West
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Who exactly is responsible for the murders of election commission members?
- What evidence does Russia have regarding Ukraine's involvement in these strikes?
- Is the EU planning separate sanctions against individuals related to elections in new regions of Russia?
- What specific measures does Russia propose to bring the perpetrators to justice?
