‘No interference’ in appointment of Russian Academy head

Alexander Sergeev, who has been appointed the next president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has said there was “no pressure from government” in the election process.

At a conference following his appointment on 26 September, Sergeev said that that the academy had not experienced any pressure from authorities, the Russian news agency Tass reported.

"During this election campaign, our government behaved in an absolutely democratic way. There was no pressure from above or from the side," he said.