US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday at a summit of the international OSCE organization that “Romanian authorities have revealed a large-scale and well-funded Russian effort to influence the presidential election.” ”This year, the OSCE observed more than a dozen elections – including the recent United States election – delivering assessments that remain the gold standard for free and fair contests. In Moldova, the OSCE affirmed a well-administered runoff despite Russian interference, and now Romanian authorities are uncovering a Russian effort – large in scale and well-funded – to influence the recent presidential election, contrary to OSCE standards. Meanwhile in Georgia, observers shed light on troubling reports of voter intimidation and efforts by the ruling party to tilt the playing field in its favor”, Blinken stated. Antony Blinken criticized Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for leaving the room early in his speech: “I regret that our colleague, Mr. Lavrov, left the room, not having the courtesy to listen to us as we listened to him. Our Russian colleague is very good at drowning his listeners in a tsunami of disinformation.” Speaking of the war in Ukraine, Blinken added: “Let us not allow him or anyone else to mislead us. This is not and has never been about Russian security. This is about Putin’s imperial plan to wipe Ukraine off the map. Let’s talk about escalation. Let’s talk about North Korea joining Moscow in attacking Ukraine, including its nuclear facilities – a major threat to every country in this room.” Earlier, the US Department of State has also voiced concern over Russian involvement in Romanian electoral process. (Photo: https://www.state.gov/)
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