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Russia Denies Interfering in Turkish Presidential Elections, Rejects Opposition Leader’s Accusations

Russia announced, through Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, its complete rejection of the Turkish opposition leader’s accusations that Moscow interfered in the country’s presidential elections.

On Friday, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the main rival of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said his party had overwhelming evidence of Russia’s responsibility for spreading “completely false” content online ahead of Sunday’s vote.

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Russia has previously been accused of interfering in the elections of other countries, including the US elections, which Moscow denies.

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Russian news agencies quoted Peskov as saying, “We categorically reject the accusations of interference in the Turkish elections. This is out of the question.”

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Reuters quoted the Russian official as saying, “We are very disappointed by the statement of the opposition in Turkey,” adding that Kilicdaroglu could not provide evidence of this interference “because it does not really exist.”

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2023-05-13 20:33:35

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