# SVR: EU preparing provocations during State Duma election and plans to annul results

https://mins.news/en/item/38647

- TASS, 2026-08-31 12:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2179865

> Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service says Brussels has instructed Russia’s non-systemic opposition to stage provocations at polling stations inside the country and abroad. The SVR also claims European security services discussed cyberattacks on election infrastructure and that PACE and the European Parliament are preparing statements rejecting the results.

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