On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, the CIA revealed that Russia has spent more than $300 million since 2014 to influence foreign government officials and political candidates sympathetic to Moscow.
US intelligence has accused Russia of secretly transferring at least $300 million to foreign political parties and candidates in more than 22 countries since 2014 to shape political events outside its borders.
According to the Associated Press, the details of Russia’s activities are contained in the US State Department cable signed by Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. According to the American agency, the target countries of the Kremlin were not specified in this cable, but according to the American agency, each country was informed about this issue separately.
In turn, a senior US administration official told reporters (on condition of anonymity) that Russian President Vladimir Putin is spending huge sums to “manipulate democracies from within.”
While the Associated Press reported that the telegram sent to foreign missions on Monday was not classified, it was “sensitive” and not intended for the foreign public. This telegram contains a series of issues that (US) diplomats stationed abroad should raise with their host government.
According to the AFP news agency, these diplomats share their findings with the authorities of more than 100 countries.
And the Agence France-Presse quoted the same American official as saying: The United States is working hard to address our weaknesses, and we encourage other countries to do the same and join us in this important effort.
Source: Lebanon Debate
