Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected accusations that Russia is interfering in the presidential elections in Romania, Digi24 reported, referring to a post on the social networks of the Russian embassy in Bucharest, BTA reported.
“Russia, unlike the “collective West“, has consistently adhered to the principled line of inadmissibility of interference in the internal affairs of other countries under any pretext“, the position reads.
In response to a journalist's question about the intensification of anti-Russian rhetoric on the eve of the second round of the presidential elections in Romania, Zakharova replied that the campaign before the vote this Sunday is “accompanied by an unprecedented wave of anti-Russian hysteria".
“Indeed, the campaign for the presidential elections in Romania, the second round of which will be held on December 8, is accompanied by an unprecedented wave of anti-Russian hysteria. Behind it stands the desire to influence the conscience and will of the citizens of Romania”.
Yesterday, the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bucharest accused the US State Department of "not being able to refrain from directly interfering in the presidential elections in Romania", citing "unfounded and false accusations" by Washington of "malicious cyber activities aimed at influencing the correctness of the electoral process in Romania". The position came after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in Malta that “Romanian authorities are uncovering a large-scale and well-funded Russian effort to influence the recent presidential election“.
Late last night, six former US ambassadors to Romania sent a message to Romanians expressing concern that "Romania has been the target of a massive social media cyberattack orchestrated by a state actor". The letter was signed by Alfred Moses, James Rosapepe, Michael Guest, Nicholas Taubman, Hans Klemm and Adrian Zuckerman.