Friday, February 10, 2023

Russia Interfered in Western elections – former head of Ukraine's Military and Foreign Intelligence

It appears, the article accompanying the video could be a transcript of the interview. Some of the English translation appears to be a little odd.

Just like the KGB of the former Soviet Union of which Putin the Terrible once was an officer of the KGB!

"... In order to prevent terrorist acts during public events, such as visiting public places or meetings, [Putin the Terrible] often uses doubles. The real Putin is where he meets with the defense minister at a large table, where the distance between him and Shoigu is far enough. When he stands near the people at some events, awards – this role is played by doubles to reduce the risks of any assassination attempts. ...
One example is the 2016 U.S. election when one of the candidates’ email accounts was hacked, and all the information that was negative or could be used negatively was spread through these troll factories on social media, which were created by Yevgeny Prigozhin (head of PWC Wagner) himself, among various social groups in the U.S.
For example, one group associated with the black population was presented from one angle, and another group from another angle. It was in Philadelphia. Information appeared on social media, a young black man was detained by the police and tortured. Immediately, the black population reacted by saying let him go free him, but the local church’s pastor said he didn’t know about it, checked person’s last name, and so on. Then, when we looked at where this message came from through a VPN, it turned out that it was from St. Petersburg, where the Prigozhin-Putin troll factory was located.
With the help of such means, the Russians supported a particular public opinion and spread fakes. They were among the first to interfere in the electoral processes, not only in Western Europe, but also in those countries they considered essential for undermining democracy and promoting more convenient pro-Russian candidates. ...
Yes, Russia has not stopped its activities to undermine Western democracies. ..."

Russia Interfered in Western elections – former head of Ukraine's Military and Foreign Intelligence. | Video Kyiv Post’s Aleksandra Klitina had an exclusive interview with Lt. Gen. Valeriy Kondratiuk, a former Ukrainian intelligence officer. Kondratiuk was also Head of the Foreign Intelligence Service from 2020 to 2021, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Ukraine from 2016 to 2019, Head of the Defense Intelligence from 2015 to 2016, and Head of the Counterintelligence Department of the SBU (Security Service of Ukraine) from 2014 to 2015.

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