The Kremlin’s attempts to influence the upcoming U.S. election are suddenly in the spotlight after the Justice Department yesterday announced a pushback.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the department had indicted two Russia-based employees of RT, Russia’s international news channel—and a key conduit for Russia's disinformation efforts. Konstantine Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva are charged with money laundering, and with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act by secretly spreading propaganda in the U.S.
