The Carter Center (cited by that BBC piece) is funded by various western governments including the US, as well as CIA-affiliated regime-change orgs like the National Endowment for Democracy. They are not a neutral party.
The “pro-Kremlin” smear is similarly questionable as it is promoted by the same groups.
International NGOs observing the election have raised a lot of red flags about a lack of data transparency.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cxx28wex0w6o.amp
Also, Mint Press is very questionable source with a pro-Kremlin track record.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MintPress_News https://ground.news/interest/mintpress-news
The Carter Center (cited by that BBC piece) is funded by various western governments including the US, as well as CIA-affiliated regime-change orgs like the National Endowment for Democracy. They are not a neutral party.
The “pro-Kremlin” smear is similarly questionable as it is promoted by the same groups.