Russian Voting Disruptions Abroad Only Recorded in Ukraine - Official

Ukraine was the only country where cases of Russian nationals' voting rights violations were reported, Russia's Commissioner for Human Rights Tatyana Moskalkova said Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Sunday, Russians voted to elect 450 members of parliament for the next five years. Late on Saturday, scuffles broke out outside the Russian Embassy in Kiev and the Russian consulate in Odesa was briefly besieged by anti-Russian radicals on Sunday.

"It appears to be the only case abroad whereby Russian nationals signaled about violations," Moskalkova said.

The commissioner added that she had sent letters regarding the situation to her Ukrainian counterpart, the UN and Council of Europe human rights commissioners and the EU representative in Russia.

"[This was done] in order for the international community to give its assessment of the unprecedented incidents, committed in violation of international norms for ensuring diplomatic missions, whereby extremist groups prevented our citizens from coming to polling stations and giving their vote," she said.