The latest batch of the “Twitter files” document dump released by Matt Taibbi on Tuesday revealed that throngs of Russian-operated bot accounts on Twitter supported far-left Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s campaign last year.
used these hashtags to publicize the campaign.
During the presentation of the letters of credence of Héctor Arenas Neira, Colombia’s new ambassador to Russia in September, Russian leader Vladimir Putinthat he wished o maintain “friendly relations” with Colombia, describing the South American nation as a “promising partner” of Russia in Latin America. Russia maintains deep ties with the neighboring socialist regime of Venezuela and its dictator Nicolás Maduro.
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