Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014 in over a dozen foreign countries

What's new! Russia continues the clandestine work of the former Soviet Union. Putin the Terrible is a former KGB agent!

Several hundred million dollars is not a whole lot given that it was spread over more than two dozen countries since 2014. I suspect, it is an underestimate!

"... "In its review, the [U.S. intelligence community] found that Russia has covertly transferred over $300 million dollars, and planned to covertly transfer at least hundreds of millions more to foreign political parties, officials and politicians in more than two dozen countries and across four continents in this period," the official told reporters, adding that "Russia likely has transferred additional funds covertly in cases that have gone undetected."

Russia is motivated by "trying to advantage specific political parties and undermine democracy in all of these countries," the official said. ..."

Russia has spent over $300 million on influencing foreign elections since 2014, US officials say - CNNPolitics