# Russian envoy comments on Zelensky’s fury over Duma polls and Western involvement in conflict

https://mins.news/en/item/72394

- TASS, 2026-09-24 13:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2192251

> Russia’s envoy to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, said Russia’s parliamentary elections were successfully held despite Ukraine’s alleged attempts to disrupt them, enraging Vladimir Zelensky. He accused Kyiv of using terror against civilians to interfere with voting and said Zelensky was trying to pull the EU and NATO into a military conflict with Russia.

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