Romanian foreign ministry sees signs of Russia’s interference in presidential election

Romania sees signs of "Russian interference" in the second round of presidential election, Romanian foreign ministry spokesperson, Andrei Tarnea, said, Report informs via TASS.

"During Romania’s ongoing presidential election yet again we see the hallmarks of Russian interference. A viral campaign of fake news on Telegram and other social media platforms is aimed to influence the electoral process. This was expected and Romanian authorities debunked the fake news," he wrote on his X page.

Earlier in the day, Telegram co-founded Pavel Durov wrote on his Telegram channel that a "Western European government <…> approached Telegram, asking us to silence conservative voices in Romania ahead of today’s presidential elections."