LONDON/WASHINGTON: Russia has intensified covert efforts to undermine the leader of Armenia's bid for re-election next month, fearing his victory could lock in the former Soviet republic's realignment with the West, according to Western intelligence and government officials.
Moscow's plans ahead of the June 7 election have included disinformation campaigns in favour of pro-Russian candidates and an audacious scheme to transport tens of thousands of Russian-Armenians to sway the vote, according to interviews with five Western intelligence officials and documents seen by Reuters.
