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US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries (www.reuters.com)

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The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social media and Russian state-run media to erode public faith in the integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

"This is a global phenomenon," said the assessment. "Our information indicates that senior Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of influence operation and perceive it to be effective."

A senior State Department official, briefing reporters on condition of anonymity, said that Russia was encouraged to intensify its election influence operations by its success in amplifying disinformation about the 2020 U.S. election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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[-] Jackolantern@lemmy.world 69 points 8 months ago

When are the countries doing something about this meddling of Russia

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[-] PrinzMegahertz@lemmy.world 65 points 8 months ago

Imagine they would put the same effort into making their own country a decent place to live

[-] Zetta@mander.xyz 32 points 8 months ago

It is a decent place to live for the rich oligarchs, and they intend to keep it that way.

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[-] Syndic@feddit.de 16 points 8 months ago

With the natural resources they have, they could have been a major member of the EU providing their people a lifestyle similar to Norway. But no, after the fall of the USSR they decided to go full speed towards a dictatorship. Such a shame.

[-] Saltblue@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Or you could make the rest of the world a worse place to live

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[-] buzziebee@lemmy.world 53 points 8 months ago

Well this thread sure is depressing. It's full of either tankies or people from Russian troll farms. Only one person actually trying to discuss the article, everyone else seems to be "whatabout America"-ing?

[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

It's horribly ironic that the people accusing everyone of falling for Western propaganda and pointing out the US' dark past, are completely falling for Russian propaganda and excusing their current behavior.

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[-] Hildegarde@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

Does anyone have a link to the report? I want to be informed about this matter. A link to the report should be in the article, but it isn't. Did they refuse to share the report with the United Kingdom?

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[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 8 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The assessment was sent in a State Department cable dated Wednesday to more than 100 U.S. embassies in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa for distribution to their host governments, he said.

The report represents Washington's latest move to combat what it says are Moscow's efforts "to sow instability" in democratic countries by portraying elections as "dysfunctional, and resulting governments as illegitimate."

Washington "recognizes its own vulnerability to this threat," said the report, noting that U.S. intelligence agencies found that "Russian actors spread and amplified information to undermine public confidence in the U.S. 2020 election."

U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in 2020 beat his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, who refuses to accept the results, falsely claiming that he lost due to fraud.

Concerted Russian operations between 2020 and 2022 sought to "undermine public confidence in at least 11 elections across nine democracies, including the United States," the report said, adding 17 others were targeted by "less pronounced" efforts.

Russia "utilizes both overt and covert mechanisms, including influence networks and proxies managed" by Russian spy services, the report said.

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