**Lithuania:** Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys stated on Monday that Lithuania does not recognize the results of the elections to the State Duma of Russia. “The so-called elections to the State Duma of Russia were neither free nor fair. The opposition is suppressed, independent voices are silenced, and OSCE observers were not allowed,” Budrys wrote on the social network X. “Conducting sham elections in the occupied territories of Ukraine is a gross violation of international law. We will never recognize these results,” noted the head of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. **Latvia:** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of this country states that it does not recognize the voting in the elections to the State Duma of Russia held in the territories of Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. Latvia condemns the holding of elections to the State Duma by Russia in the Crimean Peninsula and Sevastopol, in the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions of Ukraine, in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, as well as in the regions of Georgia - Abkhazia and the Tskhinvali region/South Ossetia. Latvia expresses support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia within their internationally recognized borders, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in its announcement. **Estonia:** The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that it considers the elections in Russia to be unfree and unfair. The head of the department, Margus Tsahkna, said that, in Estonia's assessment, the elections were organized to strengthen Vladimir Putin's power and create the appearance of a functioning democratic process. As arguments, he cited restrictions on the opposition, the exclusion of candidates, and the absence of independent international observers. Estonia also condemned the holding of Russian voting in the occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea and parts of the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions, viewing this as a violation of international law and the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
