Putin Accuses Ukraine of Interfering in Russian Elections While Not Holding Its Own

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused Ukraine's leadership of attempting to interfere with elections in Russia while showing no urgency to hold elections of its own, the Russian state news agency TASS reported.

According to TASS, Putin said Ukrainian authorities are working to disrupt Russian voting processes even as they have delayed elections within Ukraine itself.

TASS did not specify further details in the excerpt regarding the timing of the remarks, the specific elections referenced, or additional context surrounding Putin's statement.

Ukraine has not held a presidential election since the outbreak of full-scale war with Russia in 2022, with Ukrainian officials previously citing martial law and wartime conditions as reasons for postponing the vote, which was originally scheduled for that year.

TASS is a Russian state-owned news agency. The claims in this report reflect statements attributed to President Putin as published by TASS and have not been independently verified by other sources.