# West tried to interfere in State Duma election but failed, lawmaker says

https://mins.news/en/item/67464

- TASS, 2026-09-21 14:12 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2190701

> State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the collective West tried to interfere in Russia’s lower-house election through cyberattacks, provocations, information operations and Ukrainian drone strikes on polling stations, but failed. He said only Russia’s people should determine the country’s fate and future.

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