Russian official brags ‘United Russia won the elections in America’
A member of Putin’s United Russia party is gleeful about Russia’s role in the U.S. election.
Click here for reuse options!“It turns out that United Russia won the elections in America,” Viktor Nazarov, the governor of Omsk, Russia, declared in a radio interview.
Long before Donald Trump was on the radar of American voters, Russia had deep interests in the outcome of elections around the world. But 2016 presented a unique window.
Motivated by years of crippling economic sanctions and decades of post-Soviet setbacks, the Russians were keener than ever to pounce; the race for the White House, plagued by party infighting and scandal, was easy bait.
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mea_mark December 11th, 2016 at 08:00
I guess this means we, America, lost … or has it? Electoral College you have a chance to save our country, don’t be pawns of Russia.
Larry Schmitt December 11th, 2016 at 08:14
Don’t bet too much money on it happening.
oldfart December 11th, 2016 at 08:19
“Mr. Trump’s promise of closer cooperation with Russia has created worries that the U.S. will have diminished leverage.”
I don’t think that leverage is what tRump has in mind…CHA CHING.
anothertoothpick December 11th, 2016 at 10:03
To bolster perceptions of Russia as a great power, Putin has made a concerted effort to expand the Russian military’s global reach. The globalization of Russia’s military capabilities has allowed Moscow to expand its military presence in areas outside its sphere of influence, like Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxPRpArJKpQ
Angelo_Frank December 11th, 2016 at 10:14
“We need a new election,” said Bob Baer, a former CIA operative who himself used to interfere in the affairs of foreign governments. “This is a constitutional crisis. It’s unprecedented. If the CIA had hacked and steered a democratic election in a foreign country, say France or Germany, that country would demand a new election. No question,” he said in an interview.
labman57 December 11th, 2016 at 10:42
It’s important that Trump’s Secretary of State be chummy with Putin, since Donnie will be getting all of his foreign policy marching orders from Moscow.
amersham1046 December 11th, 2016 at 18:19
The free would will need to look elsewhere, America is no longer a leader