A Russian official is claiming that the U.S. is trying to interfere in the country’s upcoming presidential election.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told the RIA news agency that the U.S. wanted to create chaos in Russia, and that U.S. sanctions against the country were designed to destabilize it, CNBC reported Monday.

Ryabkov didn’t provide any evidence to back up these claims, according to CNBC.

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The Russian presidential election will take place on March 18, and Russian President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win. Some — including the European Union — have cast doubts, however, on the democratic process behind Russia’s elections.

The new accusation comes after U.S. intelligence found that Russia interfered during the 2016 presidential election, a charge Moscow has repeatedly denied.

Special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE last month indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian groups on charges related to interfering in the election.

Putin during an interview Sunday promised not to extradite those charged.

“Never. Never. Russia does not extradite its citizens to anyone, just like the United States,” Putin said. "Does the United States extradite its citizens to anyone?”