Russia: the American ambassador summoned on charges of "electoral interference"

Russia announced on Friday September 10 that it had summoned the United States ambassador to present "

" of violations committed by the American digital giants before the Russian parliamentary elections in September.

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"

" Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told her Telegram account.

In a separate statement posted on its website, the ministry said US diplomat John Sullivan had spoken with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Riabkov.

"Irrefutable evidence" of a violation of the law

“

”said Russian diplomacy.

She added that she had communicated to Washington the "

".

The Russian ministry did not specify in detail what violation it was talking about.

The summons comes as the Russian telecoms gendarme Roskomnadzor sent a warning to Apple and Google last week about their refusal to remove the app from imprisoned opponent Alexei Navalny.

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Legislative elections will be held from September 17 to 19 in Russia without the participation of Alexeï Navalny's allies, excluded from the ballot or forced into exile since their organizations were banned, declared "

"

in June

.

Alexeï Navalny, sentenced in February to two and a half years in prison in a case he denounces as political, called on his supporters to use his application to find and vote for the candidates most able to beat those of the Kremlin.