US Sounds Alarm on Russian Election Efforts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : The U.S. intelligence findings, shared in a diplomatic cable sent to more than 100 countries and obtained by VOA, are based on a review of Russian information operations between January 2020 and December 2022 that found Moscow "engaged in a concerted effort ... to undermine public confidence in at least 11 elections across nine democracies.
44% : The goal, they say, is specifically to erode public confidence in election results and to paint the newly elected governments as illegitimate -- using internet trolls, social media influencers, proxy websites linked to Russian intelligence and even Russian state-run media channels like RT and Sputnik.And even though Russia's resources have been strained due to its invasion of Ukraine, Moscow election interference efforts do not seem to be slowing down.

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