Russia warns of damaging effect on relations with US following expulsion of diplomats

[Morch]

On 1/2/2017 at 6:41 AM, craigt3365 said:

It will be interesting to see if this "weaponization" will happen in the upcoming European elections.  I've read comments from Merkel about her concerns.  Scary stuff.

 

Russian Meddling and Europe’s Elections

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/19/opinion/russian-meddling-and-europes-elections.html?emc=edit_ae_20161219&nl=todaysheadlines-asia&nlid=58582962&_r=1

 

A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/world/europe/russia-sweden-disinformation.html

 

European Parliament resolution of 10 June 2015 on the state of EU-Russia relations (2015/2001(INI))

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2015-0225+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

 

Lobbying for Brexit: How the Kremlin's media are distorting the UK's debate

http://www.statecraft.org.uk/research/lobbying-brexit-how-kremlins-media-are-distorting-uks-debate

 

My life as a pro-Putin propagandist in Russia’s secret 'troll factory'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11656043/My-life-as-a-pro-Putin-propagandist-in-Russias-secret-troll-factory.html

[craigt3365]

7 hours ago, Morch said:

European Parliament resolution of 10 June 2015 on the state of EU-Russia relations (2015/2001(INI))

http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+TA+P8-TA-2015-0225+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN

 

 

I just read about how Russia may have had an impact on Brexit.  But the link above is quite eye opening...at least for some.  It's shows all the areas Russia has involvement.  Sowing seeds of discontent and stirring things up.  Sad that many don't understand this.  Good post.  From the link above:

 

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D.  whereas Russia is directly or indirectly, involved in a number of 'frozen conflicts' in its neighbourhood – in Transnistria, South Ossetia, Abkhasia and Nagorno Karabakh – that constitute serious impediments to the development and stability of the neighbouring countries concerned and to their rapprochement with the European Union;

 

I was in Transnistria recently, and near the others.  Couldn't get into Nagorno Karabakh due to security issues at the time.  One reason they are there is the proposed gas pipeline through Armenia (and now Georgia) that will reduce it's strangle hold on the EU.