The US State Department had issued their pro forma and evidence-free allegation that the Russian national election of their Duma over last weekend was flawed. The Russian Embassy in the United States posted on their Facebook account their response: “We have taken note of the groundless accusations of the US Department of State on the alleged ‘non-free and non-transparent’ elections… In this regard, we emphasize: the expression of the will of the people took place in full compliance with the provisions of domestic legislation and the norms of international law. Any claims to the contrary are unacceptable. Any irregularities did not have an impact on the overall course of the voting and cannot affect the results….”