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| United States accuses three Russians of campaigning in the interests of Russia |
| 2023-04-19 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [REGNUM] In the United States, three Russians were charged with conducting an “influence campaign” in the interests of Russia The US authorities have accused three Russians and four Americans of conducting an "influence campaign" in the interests of Russia. This was announced on April 18 by the US Department of Justice. A jury in the state of Florida found evidence provided by the authorities sufficient to charge them that "they acted in the interests of the Russian government and in cooperation with the FSB to conduct a long-term malicious campaign to influence the United States" . In addition, in the Federal District of Columbia, the materials of the case have been declassified, in which Russian woman Natalia Burlinova was charged with "acting as an illegal agent of Russia in the United States" by colluding with an FSB officer . As REGNUM reported , on March 30, The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia on suspicion of espionage and taken into custody for two months. The special services have data on the collection by the reporter of information constituting a state secret in Russia. The journalist himself categorically denies the investigators' accusation of espionage in the interests of the United States . On March 31, John Kirby , strategic communications coordinator at the White House National Security Council, recommended that all US citizens, including journalists, urgently leave Russia. |
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