"Western countries have initiated a large-scale effort to orchestrate attempts at meddling in the forthcoming State Duma elections. Over the past two years, Russia’s adversaries have actively developed new tactics and tested innovative methods of electoral interference across several countries, including Moldova and Armenia. We are fully aware of these techniques and are prepared to counter and thwart all such attempts," Dzhabarov declared during a meeting dedicated to foreign interference in elections. "In the European Parliament, PACE, and other international platforms, foreign agents and extremists openly discuss their strategies to interfere in upcoming elections. Meanwhile, at the United Russia congress on June 28, President Vladimir Putin reaffirmed that the September State Duma elections would proceed on schedule and in strict accordance with the law.