Facts of interference by the US Embassy in Moscow in the upcoming presidential elections in Russia were revealed by a specialized commission of the State Duma. The materials collected as part of the investigation will be transferred to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov called US sanctions a cynical attempt to interfere in Russia's internal affairs. The head of the Duma commission to investigate the facts of interference of foreign states in the internal affairs of Russia, Vasily Piskarev, said the website and accounts of the American diplomatic mission on social networks have gone beyond their functions.