Vladimir Putin in Policymakers abroad
On Abortion:
In the modern world the decision is up to the woman herself
Russian President Vladimir Putin finally came out as pro-choice. "In the modern world, the decision is up to the woman herself,"
Russia's president said in his annual marathon press conference. Any attempt to suppress it, he added, would only push the practice underground, causing immense damage to women's health.
Source: Fortune Magazine on Foreign Influencers
Dec 14, 2017
On Abortion:
Dissuade women from abortion due to population decline
Putin has urged the government to improve abortion prevention strategies in an effort to reduce the number of terminated pregnancies and offset Russia's population decline.
Improving access to legal, psychological and medical assistance through the maternity insurance program is outlined in Putin's order as a key measure expected to dissuade women from abortion.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 27, 2020
On Abortion:
Convince women not to have abortions, and help raise child
Russia's government has approved measures aimed at halving the number of abortions carried out in the country before 2025. The plan is part of the government's latest long-term blueprint for improving the demographic situation in the country through
2025, amid a recently resumed decline in population growth.In his state-of-the-nation address in January 2020, Putin described Russia's declining population as one of the country's biggest problems. "Exiting this demographic trap is our historical
duty," he said. "The preservation and growth of our nation is the highest national priority."
One year later, he backed plans to proactively discourage Russian women from terminating pregnancies. "Simply convincing a woman not to have an abortion
is obviously important, but what's more important is creating conditions to help the woman and her family in raising the child, placing the child on its feet, and giving the child the possibility to receive a decent education," he said.
Source: Radio Free Europe on Foreign Influencers
Sep 22, 2021
On Budget & Economy:
Ordered third stimulus package in wake of pandemic
Putin has ordered the government to draft a National Recovery Plan, jointly with regional authorities and business unions, drawing a roadmap of repairing the coronavirus pandemic damage. As reported by bne IntelliNews,
so far the government has rolled out two economic support packages, worth RUB3.1 trillion ($42.1bn) or 2.8% of GDP, and is preparing a third package.
Source: BNE bne IntelliNews on Foreign Influencers
May 12, 2020
On Budget & Economy:
Focus on ensuring growth of real incomes of citizens
Putin outlined a host of new spending pledges and schemes designed to give hard-pressed Russian families a little extra cash in the run-up to parliamentary elections scheduled later this year. "The main thing is to ensure the growth of real
incomes of citizens," Putin told the assembled parliamentarians and regional governors who had gathered for the address. "We must restore real incomes and ensure further growth, to achieve tangible results in the fight against poverty," he added.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Apr 21, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Signed "gay propaganda" law denying minors information
Russia's "gay propaganda" law is a classic example of political homophobia. When Putin signed the law in June 2013, he pandered to a conservative domestic support base. The legislation, formally titled the law "aimed at protecting children from
information promoting the denial of traditional family values," bans the "promotion of nontraditional sexual relations to minors"--a reference universally understood to mean a ban on providing children access to information about LGBT people's lives.
Source: Human Rights Watch on Foreign Influencers
Dec 11, 2018
On Civil Rights:
Don't care about skin color: no reverse discrimination
Putin outlined his view of Russia's ideology as a counterbalance to what he derided as cancel culture and reverse racism. Here are some quotes from his speech."We're surprised to see things happening in countries that see themselves
as flagships of progress. The struggle for equality and against discrimination turns into aggressive dogmatism verging on absurdity.
Opposing racism is a necessary and noble thing, but the new 'culture of abolition' turns into 'reverse discrimination.' Here in Russia the absolute majority of our citizens don't care what color a person's skin is."
"In the coming era of global readjustment, which may last quite long and whose final outlook is unknown, moderate conservatism is the most reasonable line of conduct."
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 22, 2021
On Civil Rights:
Russians treated equally regardless of race, gender, belief
Russian people are treated equally regardless of race, gender, or belief, President Vladimir Putin emphasized. "Russia has never had, nor does it have, nor will it ever have anything connected to restricting anyone's rights based on sexual orientation,
race or religious beliefs," Putin told an online meeting with the members of the working group that had drafted constitutional amendments.
Touching on the restrictions in place in Russia, the president mentioned the ban on the promotion of homosexuality among minors. "Let a person first grow up, become an adult, and then let them decide on their own fate,"
Putin insisted, explaining the logic of the ban. "Nothing must be imposed, that's what we are against," he said.
Source: Tass Russian News Agency on Foreign Influencers
Jul 3, 2020
On Crime:
Softens punishment for first-time offenders for hate crimes
Putin has signed a law that will soften the punishment for some hate crimes amid concerns over prison terms handed down to people for "liking" or reposting memes on the Internet. The legislation, signed by Putin, will
remove the possibility of a prison sentence for first-time offenders found to have incited ethnic, religious, and other forms of hatred and discord in public, including in the media or on the Internet.
Source: Radio Free Europe on Foreign Influencers
Dec 28, 2018
On Crime:
Opposition leader sentenced to notorious penal camp
Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has begun serving his two-and-a-half-year sentence at a notorious penal camp. Konstantin Kotov, an opposition activist who was freed 1« years at the same prison, said he was subjected to constant intimidation.
This included repeated punishment for not saluting a prison guard or borrowing someone's gloves -- with those that his relatives sent him not being delivered -- as well as isolating him from other inmates.
Source: Bloomberg News on Foreign Influencers
Feb 28, 2021
On Drugs:
Drugs are the way towards the degradation of a nation
Putin recently held a summit with various cultural leaders in Russia, and part of the discussion revolved around drug use. Music producer Igor Matvienko said that drug use is one of the three pillars of rap, along with sex and protest. Putin agreed with
Matvienko, and while he didn't go so far as to propose banning rap music all together, he did say he thinks it should be tightly regulated. "I am most worried about drugs," said Putin. ?"This is the way towards the degradation of a nation."
Source: Live Civilized blog on Foreign Influencers
Dec 19, 2018
On Drugs:
Refute the lie of safe and civilized use of soft drugs
Putin has called on Russian officials to denounce fake propaganda of "civilized" use of "soft" drugs. The Russian leader pointed out that Russia's anti-drug information campaign should be expanded in the media, on social networks and in schools and
universities. "We need to tell the honest and tough truth about the problem that anyone can face. We need to refute the lie, including the lie about the so-called safe and civilized use of so-called soft and other drugs," Putin said.
Source: Tass Russian News Agency on Foreign Influencers
Jul 3, 2020
On Education:
Annual education camps for high-schoolers at military park
Putin established a military-patriotic youth movement in 2015 and created a patriotic directorate in the Russian Armed Forces in 2018.
Security officials began sending delinquent juveniles to military-patriotic re-education camps last year, and the military announced plans to hold annual education camps for high-schoolers at a military-themed park near Moscow.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
May 22, 2020
On Energy & Oil:
Green transition should be smooth instead of drastic steps
Putin blamed the transition to green energy and low investment in the extraction industries for what he said were "hysteria and some confusion" on European markets where energy prices are surging. He told a government meeting that it was vital that the
green transition happened smoothly and criticized what he described as "unbalanced decisions" and "drastic steps". He called for the sustainable development of the oil, gas and coal sectors and said it was important that was not neglected.
Source: Reuters News Service on Foreign Influencers
Oct 5, 2021
On Energy & Oil:
We'll end up in caves if we rely on solar/wind power
Producing energy without carbon emissions will send humanity back to the prehistoric period, Putin told an investment forum. "When these ideas of reducing energy production to zero or relying only on solar or wind power are promoted, I think
humanity could once again end up in caves, simply because it won't consume anything," Putin said. "The technology is currently such that we simply won't be able to preserve civilization without hydrocarbons, nuclear energy or hydropower," Putin said.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Apr 21, 2021
On Families & Children:
Monstrous to teach children that a boy can become a girl
Putin outlined his view of Russia's ideology as a counterbalance to what he derided as the "monstrous" forcing of transgenderism onto children."People who dare to say that men and women still exist as a biological fact are almost ostracized.
Not to mention the simply monstrous fact that children today are taught from a young age that a boy can easily become a girl and vice versa. Let's call a spade a spade: This simply verges on crimes against humanity under the banner of progress."
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 22, 2021
On Foreign Policy:
We will continue to work with China on a bilateral basis
[On China]: "We will continue to actively work with China on a bilateral basis. allocating the needed resources
and creating the conditions for the citizens of our countries to feel safe regardless of what's happening in Afghanistan."
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 22, 2021
On Foreign Policy:
May remove Taliban from list of terrorist organizations
[On Afghanistan]: "For our part, we have specific major projects that can be implemented there. Our special services are in contact with the relevant structures in Afghanistan.""Our expectation is that these people, the Taliban, that now clearly
control Afghanistan, will see that the situation develops in a positive way. If that happens, we would decide to take them off the list of terrorist organizations. I think we're coming to that, and Russia's position will be to move in this direction."
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 22, 2021
On Free Trade:
More preferential agreements with largest trading partners
Putin called for stepping up interaction on free trade agreements between the EAEU states and other countries. In particular, the EAEU should consider conclusion of free trade agreements with Indonesia and Mongolia. "We are in favor of increasing the
number of preferential agreements with our largest trading partners," Putin said. Member-states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) are Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.
Source: Tass Russian News Agency on Foreign Influencers
May 21, 2021
On Free Trade:
Working on free trade area involving Israel and Egypt
Putin said his country was working to create a free trade area involving Israel and Egypt.
He said such an agreement, which is intended to remove or reduce trade barriers between countries such as import duties, would be similar to Russia's arrangement with Iran.
Source: Times of Israel on Foreign Influencers
Oct 13, 2019
On Free Trade:
Russia is courting India to sign a free trade agreement
Russia is courting India to sign a free trade agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union, or EAEU, a move some experts argue could be a "perfect fit" for both countries.
Nikolay Kudashev, the Russian ambassador to India, told reporters that Moscow hoped New Delhi and the EAEU would sign a free trade pact within the next year.
Source: NIKKEI Asia on Foreign Influencers
Jan 15, 2020
On Government Reform:
Increased regulations of non-government organizations
In December 2020, President Vladimir Putin signed a package of laws tightening regulations on non-governmental organizations, public gatherings and media censorship. It is one of the elements marking a new quality in the Kremlin's domestic policy:
Russian authoritarianism has de facto abandoned the pretense of democratic procedures in favor of increased control and repression.
Source: Centre for Eastern Studies on Foreign Influencers
Feb 18, 2018
On Government Reform:
Barred opponents from running, charges of election fraud
Putin's party has won a parliamentary majority following an election marred by reports of fraud. With almost all of the votes counted, the United Russia party had won nearly 50% of the vote, marking a slight drop in support from the previous election.
Mr Putin's biggest critics were barred from running, and there were reports of ballot stuffing and forced voting. Russia's electoral commission rejected claims of widespread irregularities.
Source: BBC on Foreign Influencers
Sep 20, 2021
On Government Reform:
Claimed elections were free and fair, held openly
Putin praised last week's parliamentary elections as "free and fair", while more than 1,000 people gathered in Moscow to protest against the results of the polls that were overshadowed by mass accusations of fraud. "The elections themselves were held
openly and in strict accordance with the law," Putin said. He pointed to the fact that a new, fifth force is now represented in the parliament with the New People party as evidence of a democratic election process.
Source: Al Jazeera on Foreign Influencers
Sep 25, 2021
On Gun Control:
School shooting leads to tightening of gun laws
Gunfire and explosions erupted at a school in central Russia on Tuesday, killing seven students and two school employees, according to witnesses and officials who blamed a teenager for the rare mass shooting in the country. Within hours,
President Vladimir V. Putin said he had ordered a tightening of Russia's already restrictive laws on civilian gun ownership, a move that is likely to be implemented in the country's top-down political system.
Source: N.Y. Times on Foreign Influencers
May 11, 2021
On Health Care:
Shouldn't mandate; convince people vaccination is better
[On Vaccine tourism]: "I've repeatedly heard the following: European citizens come here to get vaccinated with Sputnik V and buy a certificate [in Europe] saying they're vaccinated by Pfizer. They believe that Sputnik is more reliable and safer.
I'm not saying this to propagandize Sputnik. I'm talking about the ease with which you can evade [vaccine mandates]. So it seems to me we should not mandate, but instead convince and prove that vaccination is better than the disease."
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Oct 22, 2021
On Health Care:
Increased obligatory medical insurance tax from 3.1% to 5.1%
After the election of Vladimir Putin in 2000, he pushed for significant growth in spending for public health care in Russia. In 2011, Putin announced his plans for large-scale health care reform and pledged to allocate more than
300 billion rubles to improving the health care system in Russia over the next few years. He also increased the obligatory medical insurance tax paid by companies for compulsory medical insurance from 3.1% to 5.1%.
Source: International Student Insurance on Foreign Influencers
Nov 2, 2021
On Health Care:
Top priority is to improve public health-care services
Putin is throwing a lot of money into the health pot to try to raise the average life expectancy to about 74 years by 2020. "Our top priorities are to improve public health-care services and public health in general,
increase life expectancy, reduce mortality, and improve the demographic situation", President Putin told delegates at a medical conference in April 2011.
Source: The Lancet medical journal on Foreign Influencers
Mar 2, 2013
On Homeland Security:
Russia returns to top 5 defense spending countries
Russia re-entered the world's top five defense spending nations in 2019 after briefly falling to sixth place the previous year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)'s latest annual report.
Russia now ranks fourth in the world for defense spending, with $65.1 billion in expenditures in 2019 compared to $61.4 billion the previous year.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Apr 27, 2020
On Homeland Security:
Kremlin abandons plans to freeze defense spending
The Kremlin has decided to abandon plans to freeze defense spending, which were included in the three-year budget adopted last year. The total amount of military expenditures in the 2022-24 federal budget will increase by 15%, according to the
explanatory note to the draft budget, TASS reports. According to the latest updated list published by the Finance Ministry, 3.381 trillion rubles ($46 billion) will be allocated for military purposes this year - 73 billion ($1 billion) more than in 2020.
Source: UA Wire on Foreign Influencers
Sep 22, 2021
On Homeland Security:
Ukraine and Georgia in NATO is threat to Russia
Ukraine isn't joining NATO anytime soon, and President Joe Biden has said as much. Still, NATO's open-door policy--the alliance's foundational principle that any qualified European country could join--cuts both ways. To the West, it's a statement of
autonomy; to Russia, it's a threat. The core of the NATO treaty is Article 5, a commitment that an attack on any country is treated as an attack on the entire alliance--meaning any Russian military engagement with a Ukraine as NATO member would
theoretically bring Moscow into conflict with the US and the 27 other NATO members.The prospect of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO has antagonized Putin at least since President George W. Bush expressed support for the idea in 2008. "That was a real
mistake," said the ambassador to Ukraine under President Bill Clinton. "It drove the Russians nuts. It created expectations in Ukraine and Georgia, which then were never met. And so that just made that whole issue of enlargement a complicated one."
Source: Vox.com on Foreign Influences: "NATO expansion"
Jan 27, 2022
On Homeland Security:
2013 Euromaidan protests: dangerous Ukraine nationalism
The central contention of Putin's speech [this week] is that Ukraine and Russia are, in historical terms, essentially inseparable. "Ukraine is not just a neighboring country for us. It is an inalienable part of our own history, culture and spiritual
space," he said. This illustrates what Putin means by "the virus of nationalism.""Radicals and nationalists, including and primarily those in Ukraine, are taking credit for having gained independence," he says. Russian control over Ukraine, he
argues, has been replaced by a different kind of foreign rule: that of the West. After the 2013 Euromaidan protests, which toppled pro-Russian leader Viktor Yanukovych, "Ukraine itself was placed under external control--a colony with a puppet regime."
A Western-backed government, Putin warns, threatens the very survival of the Russian state. He warns of Ukraine acquiring nuclear weapons with Western assistance, joining NATO, and ultimately serving as a launching pad for an American assault on Russia.
Source: Vox.com on Foreign Influences: "NATO expansion"
Feb 23, 2022
On Immigration:
Praised Trump for stopping migrants and drugs from Mexico
Mr. Putin branded Chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to admit more than 1m refugees to Germany, mainly from war-ravaged Syria, as a "cardinal mistake". But he praised Donald Trump for trying to stop the flow of migrants and drugs from
Mexico. "This liberal idea presupposes that nothing needs to be done. That migrants can kill, plunder and rape with impunity because their rights as migrants have to be protected."
Source: Financial Times on Foreign Influencers
Jun 27, 2019
On Immigration:
Resisted calls for visa requirements for migrant workers
On immigration, however, Putin is, in practice, more liberal than most European leaders. He has consistently resisted calls to impose visa requirements on Central Asian countries, an important source of migrant labor. Given Russia's shrinking
working-age population and shortage of manual workers, Putin isn't about to stem that flow, even though Central Asians are Muslims--the kind of immigrants Merkel's opponents, including Trump, distrust and fear the most.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
Jun 28, 2019
On Immigration:
Reduced time for Russian passports for some occupations
Russia enacted a law cutting from three years down to one year a period required for foreign nationals working on certain occupations to apply for a Russian passport. The list of the occupations opening the fast lane to
Russian citizenship includes 135 positions (up from 74 before), such as medical and veterinary professions, school teaching, journalism and even, for some reason, entomology.
Source: Fair Planet blog on Foreign Influencers
Jul 8, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Positioned as a defender of traditional Christian values
As Putin prepared to return for a third term, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, described the ex-KGB officer's rule as a "miracle of God." The patriarch's comments were a stark illustration, critics said, of the erosion of the separation of
church and state, as stipulated by Russia's post-Soviet constitution. Over the following years, Putin, who professes a deep Orthodox belief, would shift to ultra-conservatism, positioning himself as a defender of traditional Christian values.
Source: Politico Europe on Foreign Influencers
Dec 24, 2019
On Principles & Values:
Has given the church a major voice in society
Putin, dressed in nothing but a pair of blue swimming trunks, immersed himself in the freezing water of a cross-shaped pool near Moscow, observing an Orthodox Christian ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany. Putin, 68, grew up under
Communist rule where open shows of religion were frowned upon. As president, he has become a frequent attender of Russian Orthodox ceremonies, and has given the church a major voice in society.
Source: Reuters News Service on Foreign Influencers
Jan 19, 2021
On Principles & Values:
Foundations of Orthodox culture are taught in public schools
Many evangelicals feel uneasy about the increasing marginalization of religion in the West. Some of them find appeal in Putin's brazen rejection of secularism. Russian powers-that-be proclaim boldly that Russia is the Christian nation.
Russian Orthodox priests are routinely invited to participate in various public functions. With Putin's blessing, foundations of Orthodox culture are taught in public schools.
Source: Baptist News on Foreign Influencers
Jul 6, 2020
On Principles & Values:
Patriotism is Russia's national idea
Putin submitted legislation adding patriotism and war history to Russia's education law. Putin's amendments seek to add "a sense of patriotism and citizenship, respect for the memory of the defenders of the Fatherland and the achievements of the
Fatherland's heroes" to the law's current definition of upbringing. Earlier, Putin reiterated his long-held stance identifying patriotism as Russia's national idea.
Source: The Moscow Times on Foreign Influencers
May 22, 2020
On Social Security:
Raised retirement ages to 60 for women, 65 for men
Russian leader Vladimir Putin has softened planned pension changes following angry protests and a slump in his approval rating. He said the retirement age for women would be increased from 55 to 60 instead of to 63. But a five-year increase for men,
to 65, would stay. In a rare TV address, Mr Putin said the country's working-age population was shrinking, making change essential. Unions have warned that many will not live long enough to claim a pension.
Source: BBC British Broadcasting on Foreign Influencers
Aug 29, 2018
On Social Security:
Pension reform unpopular despite indexing for inflation
The pension reform is deeply unpopular. It has provoked widespread opposition, including street protests in 2018 and 2019. In an effort to assuage social anger and drum up support for constitutional reforms he is seeking,
President Vladimir Putin recently announced the indexing of pensions to inflation. This small increase in the size of Russian pensions will be placed, alongside other constitutional changes, on an April 2020 "consultative" ballot.
Source: World Socialist Web Site wsws.org on Foreign Influencers
Feb 12, 2020
On Tax Reform:
Raise tax to 15% for income over 5 million rubles ($72,000)
Putin has proposed raising income tax on high earners. The president proposed that the tax be raised by 2 percentage points to 15 percent for annual personal income that exceeds 5 million rubles ($72,700) starting January 1, 2021.
The hike is lower than what some officials had been calling for in recent years. The current 13 percent income tax for all citizens was introduced during Putin's first presidential term in 2001 and has remained unchanged ever since.
Source: Radio Free Europe on Foreign Influencers
Jun 23, 2020
On Tax Reform:
Increased mineral extraction tax three times in a year
Putin said that Russia will raise a mineral extraction tax (MET) on metals producers in 2022. The idea to withdraw excess profits from mining firms was introduced by Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov.
It would be the third tax increase for the Russian metals and mining industry since the start of this year, when the government raised the MET export tax for metals firms.
Source: Reuters News Service on Foreign Influencers
Aug 6, 2013
On Technology:
Supports holding esports tournaments in schools
Putin expressed support for holding esports tournaments in schools to help Russian gamers perform better at an international level. Among the first nations to officially recognize esports as a sports discipline in 2016, Russia looks to make esports
culture a larger part of the school curriculum. Reports suggested that Putin legitimizing esports in schools will "contribute to the destruction of clich‚s in the minds of many parents that computer games are a pure evil," according to Realnoe Vremya.
Source: Inside the Games e-zine on Foreign Influencers
Sep 24, 2020
On Technology:
Sanction online platforms for censoring Russian media
Over the last decade, Russian authorities have built legal tools and technical capacities to be able to control internet infrastructure and digital content. Moscow's most recent attempt to tame the internet consists of a pair of bills signed by
President Putin on December 30, 2020 that sanction online platforms for censoring Russian media and fines them for not removing information banned in Russia.
Source: Council on Foreign Relations on Foreign Influencers
Feb 22, 2021
On War & Peace:
Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest of all redlines
The more widespread and familiar view in the West, particularly in the United States, is that Russia is and has always been an expansionist state. The opposing view argues that Russia's security concerns are in fact genuine, and that NATO expansion
eastward is seen by Russians as directed against their country. Putin has been clear for many years that if continued, the expansion would likely be met with serious resistance by the Russians, even with military action.Among others,
Biden's CIA director, William J. Burns, has been warning about the provocative effect of NATO expansion. In 2008, Burns, then the American ambassador to Moscow, wrote to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice: "Ukrainian entry into NATO is the brightest
of all redlines for the Russian elite (not just Putin). In more than two and a half years of conversations with key Russian players, I have yet to find anyone who views Ukraine in NATO as anything other than a direct challenge to Russian interests."
Source: TheConversation.com on Foreign Influences: "NATO expansion"
Jan 28, 2022
On Principles & Values:
Putin claims "Russia supports Harris", sarcastically?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he supports Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in November's presidential election, joking about her "infectious" laugh as a reason to prefer her over Donald Trump.His remark came just hours
after the Biden administration accused Moscow of a widespread, sophisticated election interference campaign. U.S. intelligence agencies believe Putin is hoping for Trump to take the White House in November, given his skepticism over U.S. funding of
Ukraine's war machine.
"I told you our favorite, if you can call it that, was President Biden. He's now out of the race, but he asked his supporters to back Ms. Harris, so we'll do the same," Putin said with a wry smile. "The choice is ultimately up
to the American people, and we will respect that decision. Favorites aren't for us to decide--it's the American people's choice," he added.
In response, a U.S. national security spokesman said, "Putin should just stay out of our elections."
Source: Newsweek on Foreign Influences on 2024 Presidential race
Sep 5, 2024
On Principles & Values:
FactCheck: Putin and Russian trolling support Trump
Ilya Gambashidze and his company were named among the architects of a disinformation campaign known as Doppelganger that has for the past 2 years been targeting Ukraine & US elections. The Doppelganger campaign uses AI-generated content on dozens of fake
websites designed to impersonate mainstream media outlets.[Newly unsealed] court documents contain a treasure trove of documents, outlining the Kremlin's tactics to influence the outcome of the 2024 US election.
The records also reveal the plan was
discussed at the highest levels of the Russian government, appearing to show that President Vladimir Putin may have been updated.
The orchestrators of the campaign targeted existing divisions within US society, using racist stereotypes and far-right
conspiracies to target supporters of former president Donald Trump.
The plan lists a variety of targeted audiences, including residents of swing states, American Jews, "US citizens of Hispanic descent," and the "community of American gamers."
Source: Wired.com FactCheck on Foreign Influences in 2024 Pres. race
Sep 5, 2024
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