MOSCOW, may 5 – RIA Novosti. The Department of homeland security and the FBI warned States about how Russia might try to interfere in the American elections of 2020, according to the associated Press, citing caught at his disposal, the document also noted that none of these threats “not previously seen”.
According to the Agency, the document of February 3, provides details of the tactics that, according to the United States could use Russia to intervene in American elections. So, among other things, according to the Agency, Russia can “secretly advise” of the candidate or campaign headquarters. In this case what the applicant or the staff can support Russia in the upcoming elections not reported in the paper, says the Agency.
the paper presents eight possible tactics that may elect Russia in the upcoming elections, divided according to the degree of threat that they pose. Among the tactics that present a high degree of threat is the possibility of hacker attacks, information leaks, the use of the state-controlled media to disseminate election-related information to influence the audience, as well as economic and business levers to influence political objectives in the United States, and the use of fake accounts in social networks to promote Russian interests and influence on American opinion.
Among those tactics that pose less of a threat, referred to as “the manipulation of electoral infrastructure”, including a database of voters and vote counting system as well as providing financial assistance to political candidates or electoral headquarters.”
in this document it is noted that us authorities “have not noticed that Russia tried to use these actions against the United States”.
the Document was prepared before the pandemic coronavirus, therefore, according to the Agency, it does not reflect how COVID-19 can affect the tactics that can choose Russia for interference in elections.
Earlier, the press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov called “paranoid” reports of Russian intervention in primaries in the United States, noting that the Kremlin expect the growth of such “news” as it approaches elections. Thus he responded to the publication of The New York Times, which citing data from us intelligence reported that Russia will try to help the President of the United States Donald Trump to run for election in 2020 and, in particular, will intervene in a democratic primary.
U.S. presidential Election and in both houses of Congress scheduled for November 3. Republicans need to nominate trump for a second term, the Democrats in the primaries defeated Joe Biden. Party congresses, which will be put forward by candidates is scheduled for August.
