# Lavrov comments on West’s attempts to spoil elections and robbery of Russian assets

https://mins.news/en/item/48520

- TASS, 2026-09-07 14:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2183719

> Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the West is trying to undermine Russia’s upcoming State Duma elections and is openly “robbing” Russian assets and the so-called shadow fleet. He said Moscow will not accept agreements lacking a balance of interests, no longer trusts the West, and that Russia’s global standing depends on the outcome of its special military operation.

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