International "observers" and "experts" observe the 2024 Russian Presidential Elections

In 2024, Russia decided not to invite any OSCE (the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe) observers to monitor the “elec- tions”, in violation of the Istanbul Document 1999, according to which OSCE participating states committed themselves to inviting observ- ers from the ODIHR (Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) and OSCE PA, in addition to other OSCE participating states. In an attempt to provide a degree of international legitimacy to the “presidential election”, Moscow invited 1115 “international observers and experts” from 129 countries. The CEC decided not to publish lists of any foreign individuals invited to “monitor” the “presidential election”.