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Vladimir Putin approved operations to help Donald Trump against Joe Biden in US presidential election, report finds
Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised influence operations to help Donald Trump in last November’s presidential election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race.
Key points:
- The report found Russia sought to undermine Joe Biden’s candidacy
- Iran tried to undermine confidence in the vote and harm Mr Trump’s re-election prospects
- China did not interfere on either side but “considered but did not deploy” influence operations aimed at affecting the outcome
However, it ultimately found there was no evidence that any foreign actor changed votes or otherwise disrupted the voting process.
The report from the Office of the Director of National…
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