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- The American secret services are safe: Russia tried to interfere in the American elections last November.
- Then-President Donald Trump must be supported, challenger Joe Biden must be hurt.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government “approved and carried out” the attempt to influence, according to a report by the US secret services.
Russia relied on its secret service, state media, internet trolls and allies in Ukraine in its campaign, according to a published report., The link opens in a new window from the office of US intelligence coordinator Avril Haines.
One of Moscow’s most important strategies was to accuse Biden and his family of corruption in relation to Ukraine. Russian agents had also targeted Americans with ties to the Trump administration to demand the launch of investigations against Biden. There have also been attempts to manipulate Trump administration officials and the media into doing so, according to the report.
Disinformation as a target
Russia focused on disinformation in 2020 but, unlike the 2016 elections, it did not seek to directly undermine the electoral infrastructure in the United States, he said.
Moscow wanted to “influence the public perception of the candidates in the United States” and pursue the long-term goal of “undermining confidence in the American electoral system and increasing the social division of the people in the United States,” he said. Russia viewed Biden’s electoral victory as “detrimental to Russian interests.” China, on the other hand, did not try to influence the elections.
