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Anonymous representatives of the government of the United States said that the Russian intelligence services use three English-language site for the dissemination of misinformation about the pandemic coronavirus, the Associated Press reports.

According to sources, engaged in the dissemination of misinformation, two Russians, who previously held senior positions in military intelligence in Moscow. From may to July, according to one official, three of the site has published about 150 articles on the prevention of a pandemic, where the positive role played by Russia and the United States were subjected to slander.

With the help of aimed at Western audiences misinformation, the Kremlin seeks to exploit the crisis that the US is trying to keep ahead of the presidential election in November, according to sources, explaining that U.S. officials are eager to avoid a repetition of elections in 2016, when Russia launched a hidden campaign in social networks in support of then-candidate Donald trump.