The development is expected to have a significant impact on the battlefield in Ukraine
The US indictments of two Russians working for RT accused of channelling $10m to an American media company that paid right-wing influencers for videos pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda, is evidence of a worrying change in tactics by a hostile state. And it is one America may not be equipped to deal with.
In July 2018, a US federal grand jury indicted 12 Russian military intelligence officers for their alleged roles in interfering with the 2016 election, in which Donald Trump was elected. But the covert RT contact with a US media group marks a new and brazenly direct attempt at interference.
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