“Russia is using the media as destructive propaganda against Kiev. But we with observers did not come to the conclusion that this had a significant impact on the elections, ”the newspaper quoted Kharms as saying.
However, she stressed that voting in the first round was a “free will of the people,” the outcome of which was unpredictable from the very beginning.
According to her, the success in the first round of showman Vladimir Zelensky is due to the disappointment of Ukrainians with the past policies of the authorities and hope for a better future.
“In my opinion, there is a huge disappointment and dissatisfaction in the society with the results of the last five years, which can lead to a vote against the former elite,” the head of the European observers mission said.
Earlier, the current president of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, said about the facts of "Russian influence" on the vote in the first round of the presidential elections.