
An official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow treats statements of election interference with irony.
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The statements were made at a briefing by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova on October 8.
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The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Moscow treats with irony the words of the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry about possible Russian interference in the Italian elections.
Zakharova emphasized that no evidence of Russian interference in election processes abroad has ever been provided.
According to Zakharova, the search for the “notorious hand of the Kremlin” or “Russian hackers” has become part of the mandatory program of any elections in the countries of the collective West.
MOSCOW, October 8 – RIA Novosti. Moscow treats with irony the words of the head of the Italian Foreign Ministry that Russia could allegedly interfere in the Italian elections, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
“Therefore, all this should be treated not with a grain of salt, but I would say simply with irony. This also applies to Italy, which is expecting parliamentary elections in 27. It is simply disrespectful to the Italians to make such statements at the level of the Minister of Foreign Affairs,” Zakharova said at a briefing.
The diplomat emphasized that there can be no talk of any Russian interference in election processes abroad.
“No one has ever provided any evidence of alleged Russian participation in any form of influence, interference, or influence. On the contrary, the investigations that were carried out later proved that this was all a fictitious story. As, for example, in the United States of America, as, for example, in Austria,” she noted.
Zakharova added that the search for the “notorious hand of the Kremlin” or “Russian hackers” has become part of the mandatory program of any elections in the countries of the collective West.

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