How Russia Meddles Abroad for Profit: Cash, Trolls and a Cult Leader


By BY MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ AND GAELLE BORGIA
World
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Madagascar has little obvious strategic value for the Kremlin or the global balance of power. But Russians were there during an election, offering bribes, spreading disinformation and recruiting an apocalyptic cult leader.
New York Times
Elections, Russian Interference in 2016 US Elections and Ties to Trump Associates, Corruption (Institutional), International Relations, Mines and Mining
November 11, 2019 at 05:01AM

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