US Says Kremlin-Backed Plot to Meddle in Election Disrupted
- DOJ announces actions to disrupt alleged propaganda campaign
- Treasury imposes new sanctions on Russian media platform RT
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Russia—backed entities pursued a sprawling, yearslong operation to meddle in the 2024 US presidential election and broadly boost the Kremlin’s interests, the Biden administration alleged in announcing steps to disrupt the scheme.
The US Justice Department on Wednesday unsealed charges against two Russian nationals accused of laundering nearly $10 million to pay for a secret foreign influence campaign and revealed the seizure of several dozen web domains they claimed were used to “covertly spread Russian government propaganda.”