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In reply to the discussion: We are witnessing a masterpiece of Russian tradecraft. [View all]Kid Berwyn
(14,907 posts)41. Guardians Of Putin
At Helsinki press conference:
Jeff Mason from Reuters: President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that? [The words in italics were omitted from the White House transcript]
PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the US/Russia relationship back to normal.
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/18/heres-what-trump-and-putin-actually-said-in-helsinki/
Jeff Mason from Reuters: President Putin, did you want President Trump to win the election and did you direct any of your officials to help him do that? [The words in italics were omitted from the White House transcript]
PUTIN: Yes, I did. Yes, I did. Because he talked about bringing the US/Russia relationship back to normal.
Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/18/heres-what-trump-and-putin-actually-said-in-helsinki/
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Seems that the murdering orange traitor has been a russian asset since mid '80's.
niyad
Jan 2021
#26
dems and the left ignored talk radio while the russians increasingly took it over
certainot
Jan 2021
#30
there's a big difference between a 95% monopoly and social media, tv, print, internet
certainot
Jan 2021
#55
The oligarchs are gaining & that's truly only thing Russian leadership care about
uponit7771
Jan 2021
#22
It is a natural reaction to the Yeltsin era, when our strategy was to isolate and pillage Russia
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#6
With Victoria Nuland as Under Secretary for Political Affairs, expect the covert war to heat up
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#13
But no one disputes her rather famous phone call, intercepted by the Russians.
Klaralven
Jan 2021
#51
After all the destabilization the US authored all around the world it is remarkable how ...
marble falls
Jan 2021
#19
I read somewhere yesterday that this is what they did in some of their satellite States
bucolic_frolic
Jan 2021
#21
Can't overstate the importance of right wing media in helping perpetuate Russian disinformation
badboy67
Jan 2021
#28
"I wonder how they have been so successful in isolating the UK without anyone being aware."
orangecrush
Jan 2021
#45