“Fake news was a problem. But we have taken all the necessary measures to avoid the possibility of influencing citizens on voting ... If we find out that there have been attempts to intervene, then we will respond, ”TASS said.

Earlier it was reported that the Austrian People’s Party, headed by the country's Chancellor Sebastian Kurtz, won the elections to the European Parliament with 34.6% of the vote.

In turn, a member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs, Anton Morozov, in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, noted the growing popularity of right-wing parties in Europe.