The US has charged and sanctioned multiple Russian state media executives and restricted Kremlin-linked broadcasters as it accused Moscow of a widespread campaign to interfere with the November presidential election. #googlenews #google #bbcnewslive
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00:00The US has charged and sanctioned multiple Russian state media executives and restricted
00:05Kremlin-length broadcasters as it accused Moscow of a widespread campaign to interfere with the
00:10November presidential election. The justice, state and treasury departments announced a
00:15series of coordinated actions on Wednesday to, aggressively counter, the alleged Russian
00:20campaign. Attorney General Merrick Garland accused RT, formerly Russia Today, of funding
00:27a Tennessee-based company in, a $10 million scheme to create and distribute content to
00:32US audiences with hidden Russian government messaging. Moscow's goal is to secure its,
00:38preferred outcome, in the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, he said.
00:44White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that Russia's program was aimed at,
00:49reducing international support for Ukraine, bolstering pro-Russian policies and interests,
00:54and influencing voters here in the US. US officials warn that a growing number of
01:00foreign adversaries are attempting to interfere with its elections. In June, a group of hackers
01:06linked to the Iranian government successfully breached Donald Trump's campaign and leaked
01:11internal documents. A month later, the Department of Justice announced the seizure of two domain
01:17names and the search of nearly 1,000 social media accounts operated by Russian actors to,
01:22create an AI-enhanced social media bot farm that spread disinformation.
01:27Researchers have also uncovered a growing Chinese influence operation
01:31aimed at infiltrating and swaying US political conversations on social media.
01:37Xi Jinping, China's president, pledged his country would not interfere in the
01:41US election during a summit with President Joe Biden last November.