# Lavrov says West unleashes massive propaganda wave ahead of elections

https://mins.news/en/item/62393

- TASS, 2026-09-17 10:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2188923

> Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Moscow is countering a massive wave of primitive, aggressive Western propaganda ahead of the State Duma elections. He pointed to President Vladimir Putin’s special address to Russian citizens and said the International Russophile Movement’s pre-election congress was an important signal to voters.

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