US warned 100 countries: the Russian Federation will discredit honest elections around the world - Reuters
According to journalists, this is a global phenomenon. "Our information shows that high -ranking Russian government officials, including the Kremlin, see value in this type of operation and consider it effective," the report says.
According to the unnamed high-ranking representative of the US State Department, the success of Russia in spreading misinformation on the US elections in 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic prompted the Kremlin to activate its operations to influence elections in other countries. "Success generates more, and we definitely view the US elections as a catalyst," the official said. Washington also reported a briefing for the governments of all warning countries.
States believe that the Kremlin wants to "sow instability" in democratic countries, depicting elections as disadvantaged and governments are illegitimate. Moreover, as noted in the publication, Washington recognizes that it is vulnerable to this threat. The report states that the Russian Federation uses both obvious and secret mechanisms. It has influence networks and trusted persons governed by the Kremlin's special services.
The source stated that the FSB of the Russian Federation FSB secretly worked on intimidation of election commissions, protests on election day and "sabotage voting abroad" in the 2020 elections in an unnamed country in Europe. Recall that on October 12, the media reported that the Russian taxi service Yango could drain the FSB data.