“Surprisingly, the activity is very high. According to the data at 14:00 (21:00 Moscow time. - RT ), more than 350 people voted. Despite the heavy rain, the number of people wishing to vote did not decrease, ”TASS quotes the words of the Russian Consul General in New York, Sergey Ovsyannikov.

He noted that among those who wish there are "both youth and elderly people."

Earlier, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Yevgeny Ivanov said that voting on amendments to the Constitution of Russia at polling stations abroad is calm.