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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPutin alleges that US meddled in russian elections, refuses to provide details.
https://www.rt.com/news/392531-elections-cyberattacks-putin-stone/They did it in 2000, and in 2012, this always happened. But especially aggressively in 2012. I will not go into details, Putin said, adding that all of the other post-Soviet republics have also been subject to US meddling.
As one of the most glaring examples, Putin pointed out that US diplomatic workers had actually campaigned for the Russian opposition.
They gathered opposition forces and financed them, went to opposition rallies, the Russia leader noted, adding that he had broached this issue with members of the past administration, including former US President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State John Kerry.
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We have not engaged in any cyberattacks. It is hard to imagine that any country, including a country like Russia, could seriously influence the electoral campaign and its results, he said.
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So, the US meddled in russian elections, but somehow Russia never made a fuzz about it. And at the same time it's ridiculous to think that one country could influence the elections of another country... unless it's the US influencing Russia.
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Putin alleges that US meddled in russian elections, refuses to provide details. (Original Post)
DetlefK
Jun 2017
OP
I really hope this doesn't effect the new sanctions that are getting ready to be passed
FlightRN
Jun 2017
#1
The U.S. has about as much influence on Russian elections as Mexico on Chinese elections
dalton99a
Jun 2017
#3
FlightRN
(194 posts)1. I really hope this doesn't effect the new sanctions that are getting ready to be passed
Tillerson will do something to try to kick it up today.
Blue_Roses
(12,894 posts)2. Seriously?
Does Putin really expect us to believe his bullshit? He's delusional too. No wonder him and Trump are buds.
dalton99a
(81,516 posts)3. The U.S. has about as much influence on Russian elections as Mexico on Chinese elections
Typical Russian bullshit