Russia Accuses Latvia, Estonia of Intimidating Voters at Embassies
Moscow says police checks outside its diplomatic missions are meant to discourage Russians from voting
Russia's Foreign Ministry has accused authorities in Latvia and Estonia of trying to intimidate Russian citizens who wish to vote at their embassies, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said police in the two Baltic states check and record the identification documents of anyone attempting to enter the Russian embassy, TASS reported.
Zakharova characterized these actions as an attempt to intimidate Russian citizens who want to participate in voting, according to the TASS report.
The TASS report did not specify the exact election or voting event in question, nor did it provide additional details on when the alleged document checks began or how many people may have been affected.
There was no immediate response from Latvian or Estonian officials included in the source material, and TASS did not cite any independent confirmation of the claims made by the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman.
Relations between Russia and the Baltic states of Latvia and Estonia, both members of the European Union and NATO, have remained tense in recent years, though the source material provided no further context on the broader diplomatic relationship in connection with this specific incident.
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