“If they commit any offenses, then, of course, they will be held accountable (
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) in accordance with Russian legislation,” he told RIA Novosti.
According to the diplomat, provocations can be committed in countries with a large number of relocants and representatives of the non-systemic opposition.
Askaldovich previously stated that citizens who left the country with an anti-Russian position are preparing to carry out provocations abroad during the Russian presidential elections.
State Duma deputy Vasily Piskarev noted 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.