Russian claims that the United States is trying to interfere in its presidential election are "categorically false," the White House said on Tuesday, renewing its accusations of Moscow meddling in elections in the United States and elsewhere, Reuters reported.
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) announced on Monday, without providing evidence, that it had received information that the administration of President Joe Biden intended to interfere in their elections, according to state media.
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The SVR, the main successor to the foreign spy service of the KGB's First Directorate, also alleged that the US planned to launch a cyber attack on the online voting system, state media reported.
"These allegations are categorically false and nothing more than propaganda," said a spokesman for the White House National Security Council. "The USA has not and will not interfere in the Russian elections," reports Rotjers.
"It is Russia that has a long history of targeting American and other democratic elections. Instead of projecting falsehoods, Russia should cease these activities," the spokesman said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is almost certain to win the March 15-17 presidential election, warned the West that any attempt by foreign powers to interfere in the vote would be seen as an act of aggression.
The US will hold its own elections in November as Biden, a Democrat, seeks re-election in a likely rematch against former Republican President Donald Trump, who lost his 2020 bid for a second term to the incumbent.
The Kremlin said last Sunday that Russia would not interfere in the Nov. 5 US presidential contest and rejected US findings that Moscow orchestrated campaigns to influence the 2016 and 2020 US presidential elections, according to Reuters.
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