SVR: European countries plan to destabilize the election process in Russia

A statement was made from the SVR regarding the actions of Europe and Ukraine against Russia.

The statement noted that parliamentary elections for the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament, would be held in September, and claimed that European countries were planning to obstruct the election process.

The statement included the following statements:

"According to the information obtained, the European Union (EU) and the leading countries of Europe are following a strategy to destabilize the situation in Russia before the elections. Europeans directed the Kiev administration to sabotage and terrorist attacks on Russian territory at the Volunteer Coalition Leaders Summit held in Paris on July 13. It is thought that this will cause panic among the public and divert the resources of the state and law enforcement forces from their primary duties. Cyber attack plans were discussed during the routine visits of European intelligence representatives to Ukraine." is being taken."