Russian influence campaigns against Americans have been accused by the U.S
The US Department of Justice on Wednesday said that Russia directed Russian companies to spread propaganda across several websites in an “effort to weaken international support for Ukrainians, bolster pro-Russian policies and influence voters in the US and elsewhere”. It further accused employees of Russian stationRT of working with Tenet Media to make hundreds of videos that supported Russia’s aims.
The U.S. alleges that Russia has influence on US voters
The US Justice Department has charged Russia-backed RT with interfering in the US presidential election in 2016 to reduce support for Ukraine and pro-Russian policies in the country. The agency said that it disrupted foreign influence campaigns designed to spread Russian government propaganda. The US added that it had become aware of RT’s activities in 2017 when RT was required to register as a foreign agent.
A Russian missile strike killed over 40 people in Poltava
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called the airstrike on a military training facility in the country’s Poltava region a “terrible tragedy” and said that it was a “crime against humanity”. Zelenskyy added that Russia must allow Ukraine to use weapons on Russian soil. At least 41 people were killed and 180 others injured in the strike, which hit a military training facility.
Children go to school as Russia fires missiles at the city
At least three people have been injured in an air strike in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv by Russia on Monday. The strike targeted a military base in the city, the country’s Defence Ministry said in a statement. Russian forces accelerated their advance in Ukraine’s eastern region over the past week, the UK Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
The children return to school as the missiles and drones are fired by Russia
Russia has claimed to have taken over two towns in Ukraine’s Kursk region, the biggest incursion of Russian forces into Ukrainian soil since World War II. The announcement comes after Russia’s defence ministry said it had taken over the towns of Pivnichne and Vyimka. Russia-backed separatists in Ukraine’s Donetsk region claim to control the country’s second-largest city, Povkrosk.
Moscow scrambles to respond as Ukraine pushes offensive inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Russia brought war to Ukraine and should feel bad about it. He said in his nightly video address that Russia “brought war to our land and should feel bad about it”. Russian military officials said they have sent reinforcements to Kursk, that they were defeating the Ukrainian forces and expected to regain control of the border soon.
Americans including Evan Gershkovich are free after a prisoner swap with Russia
The Turkish government has said that it had played a “key role” in the prisoner exchange between Russia and the US. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov, told Russian state news agency RIA-Novosti that Russia had released more than a dozen prisoners in exchange for Paul Whelan, an American jailed in Russia.
Putin will meet with Kim Jung Un, leader of North Korea
North Korean Foreign Minister Kim Yong Nam visited Russia on Tuesday after the country signed a strategic partnership agreement with Russia. Kim said North Korea and Russia will work together to ensure peace and stability on the peninsula. However, he also said that the deal won’t bring an end to tensions between the two countries.
The United Nations Security Council passed a U.S.-backed cease-fire resolution
The UN Security Council on Monday approved a US-brokered ceasefire plan to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The resolution states that Israel has accepted the US proposal, but calls for Hamas to do the same. Russia said that the council remained in the dark about the deal and voted for a cat in the bag.
The year that the Generative Election will be is 2024
A report by OpenAI, a cybersecurity firm, has claimed that Russia, Iran, China and Israel are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence (IAI) for foreign influence operations. The report said that Russia’s Doppleganger and China’s Spamoflauge are experimenting with the use of IAI. It added that generative AI cannot reliably produce good copy or code.