Furious Russians summon Australian diplomat over social media post criticising presidential election

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Russian officials summon a top Australian diplomat in Moscow for a please explain over a social media post describing the country's presidential election as a 'flagrant violation of international law'.

Russia's foreign ministry says it summoned an Australian diplomat in Moscow to explain a social media post from the embassy's official Telegram account which was critical of its recent presidential election.

Russian officials have summoned a top Australian diplomat in Moscow for a please explain over a social media post describing the country's presidential election as a "flagrant violation of international law". During the election, the Australian embassy in Moscow's official Telegram account posted a statement saying the fact the vote was also being conducted in parts of Ukraine that Russia had annexed was a "violation of international law".The post also said Australia "strongly condemns" Russia's efforts to "annex foreign territory and deprive Ukrainian citizens of their fundamental rights".

Subsequent posts on the Australian embassy's Telegram account have also been critical of the election.

 

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