# Lavrov: West will try to disrupt Russia’s State Duma elections but will fail

https://mins.news/en/item/29477

- TASS, 2026-08-22 20:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2176537

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West, waging war on Russia through Ukrainians, would intensify efforts to disrupt the September State Duma elections as voting day approaches, but Russian law enforcement and security agencies would thwart them. He said Russia would not seek negotiations with the West and that the Russian flag was becoming a symbol of the struggle for justice.