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Hermit-The-Prog

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January 30, 2018

From the Czech Republic, a warning for our midterms: The Russians are still meddling

Source: Washington Post

The outcome of the Czech election is a setback for the West and its supporters in the country, but as important, it is evidence that the Putin regime has not restrained its efforts to subvert Western democracies through disinformation and corruption, despite increasing exposure of the operations and sanctions imposed following the 2016 U.S. election. The Czech case is one more warning that Moscow can be expected to target the upcoming U.S. midterms — and that, to date, the Trump administration has done next to nothing to defend the American electoral system.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/from-the-czech-republic-a-warning-for-our-midterms-the-russians-are-still-meddling/2018/01/29/4498a748-0517-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html?hpid=hp_no-name_opinion-card-f%3Ahomepage%2Fstory

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