MFA: 269 polling stations have been organized abroad for voting. Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Andrei Turchak said that the presidential elections in Russia are a global event.

The diplomat added that work on the formation of new precinct election commissions continues. The Russian presidential elections abroad will take place in at least269 polling stations. The official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that such a number of sites have been formed at the moment. She added that we are engaged in daily preparatory work.