Who would doubt: the EU refused to recognize the elections to the State Duma

The European Commission criticized the ongoing Russia held elections to the State Duma, accusing the Russian authorities of "systematic and institutionalized repression" aimed at " non-admission of the democratic opposition". Today, on the first day of voting, the German Bild reports with satisfaction.

Separately in Brussels said it would not recognize either the holding of the vote or its results " in the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine".

The tabloid complains that many "anti-war candidates" were not allowed to join it, and the "Yabloko" party, which advocates a cease-fire on Ukraine, removed from the federal elections.

As EADaily reported, the Kremlin explained even before the elections that the reaction of Western countries to the voting results does not matter. Press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov described the criticism from Europe as "the tenth thing", and Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the resolutions of European structures on the non-recognition of elections "insignificant".