RUSSIAN ELECTION OFFICIALS CHARGE MONITORING GROUP TIED TOFOREIGN EMBASSY.

Publication: Monitor Volume: 1 Issue: 55

In an obvious effort to intimidate thosewho believe Russia’s upcoming elections may be beset by fraud,Russia’s Central Election Commission said that it has evidenceof links between the new election monitoring group, "ForFair Elections," and an unnamed foreign embassy, Interfaxreported July 18. The CEC said it would name the embassy involved"when the time comes."

Presidential Aide Sees Old Political Elite Transforming Itselfinto New One.