Russian Foreign Ministry: relocants are preparing to carry out provocations abroad. Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign Ministry Gennady Askaldovich said this at a meeting dedicated to preparations for the presidential elections in the Russian Federation in 2024.

Earlier, State Duma deputy Vasily Piskarev said that persons recognized in Russia as foreign agents and those located outside of it are trying to arrange provocations near Russian foreign institutions in order to discredit the upcoming presidential elections. The meeting was held at the Central Election Commission (CEC)