Sentences with phrase «russian agents used»

The 37 - page indictment issued yesterday by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller alleges that Russian agents used a multitude of tactics to attack Donald Trump's presidential rivals and sow mistrust of the American political system.

But the surge of political and regulatory scrutiny over the weekend again turned a harsh spotlight on a company that has been scrambling to protect its reputation since allegations emerged about Russian agents using the social media platform in an attempt to manipulate American voters during the 2016 election season and beyond.

Not exact matches

May accused Russia of the first known offensive use of a nerve toxin in Europe since World War Two after Sergei Skripal, a former Russian double agent, and his daughter were found unconscious in the city of Salisbury on March 4.

The Organisation for the Protection of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) released analysis on Thursday supporting the conclusion of British military scientists that a Russian - made nerve agent was used on Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury last month.

«They're targeting Russians and Chinese who are looking for a prestige investment,» explains Charles de Boursac, a British real estate agent, «because the Odeon's prices are ridiculous even for us who are used to crazy prices.»

Critics blamed Facebook for the spread of misinformation during the election, and Russian agents also used fake social media accounts to share divisive content in the U.S.

Russia and the Western governments have also recalled diplomats in a back and forth over British accusations that the Kremlin used a nerve agent to try to assassinate a former Russian spy living near London.

The company has been trying to clamp down on misinformation and false news after admitting last year that Russian agents had used it to spread divisive and polarizing messages.

Joey Levin, the chief executive of IAC, also took a dig at Facebook by referring to how Russian agents had used the social network to influence voters in the 2016 presidential election.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)-- The use of 50 - 100 grams of A234 nerve agent in UK's Salisbury would have killed the city, which calls into question the use of this substance against former Russian spy Sergei Skripal, Leonid Rink, one of the developers of chemical weapons program, dubbed Novichok in the West, told Sputnik.

More than 100 Russian diplomats alleged to be spies in western countries have been told to return to Moscow, in response to the use of a chemical weapon in the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, a former Russia / UK double agent, and his daughter, Yulia, in Salisbury, England on 4 March.

Police activity in a cul - de-sac in Salisbury near to the home of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal as a nerve agent is believed to have been used to critically injure him and his daughter Yulia

This book has been published at a time when the news has been dominated by allegations concerning links in the past between Jeremy Corbyn and the Czech intelligence services and the confrontation with Putin over what appears to be the use of toxic nerve agent against a former Russian spy.

Reiterating British Prime Minister Theresa May's statement that it was «highly likely» Russia was to blame for the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, Johnson said, «the use of this nerve agent would represent the first use of nerve agents on the continent of Europe since the Second World War.»

Also, Russian officials claim that while the Russian chemical weapons program and everything connected to it had been verifiably destroyed under foreign supervision, other countries like the UK, Slovakia, Sweden and the Czech Republic have carried out «intense research» on nerve agents like «Novichok» until today and are likely to possess samples of these substances (Which would be of interest if «Novichok» was indeed the poison used in the attack).

At the same time, Clinton pointed the finger at both the alleged hacking by Russian - backed agents of emails at the Democratic National Committee as well as the re-opening of the FBI investigation into his wife's use of a private email server weeks before Election Day.

And in an odd, and possibly distasteful analogy, he compared lightsabers to Novichok, the deadly nerve agent used to attack Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

U.K. Prime Minister Says «Highly Likely» Russia Responsible For Ex-Spy Poisoning THE TWO - WAY U.K. Prime Minister Says «Highly Likely» Russia Responsible For Ex-Spy Poisoning «President Trump said the U.S. was with the U.K. all the way, agreeing that the Russian government must provide unambiguous answers as to how this nerve agent came to be used,» the spokesperson added.

Without even quite basic information about what took place, we were left to follow logical conclusions - that a former Russian agent of the type Vladimir Putin is on record saying he'd like to get was attacked using a method previously adopted in Russian operations.

Skripal was a double - agent who used to work for the Russian secret service GRU but defected to the UK intelligence service MI6.

Washington (CNN) The United States, European Union countries, Canada and Ukraine expelled more than 100 Russian diplomats on Monday in response to Russia's alleged use of a nerve agent to poison a former Russian spy living in the United Kingdom.

Former FBI special agent Clint Watts, in Senate testimony last March, stated that «part of the reason active measures worked in this election is that the Commander - in - Chief has used Russian active measures at times, against his opponents.»

On Monday, Mr Assange used Twitter to question the decision by the UK and more than 20 other countries to retaliate against a nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK city of Salisbury by expelling Russian diplomats.

Former FBI special agent Clint Watts, in Senate testimony last March, stated that «part of the reason active measures worked in this election is that the commander in chief has used Russian active measures at times, against his opponents.»

The UK will expel 23 Russian diplomats after Moscow refused to explain how a Russian - made nerve agent was used on a former spy in Salisbury, the PM says.

WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the outcome of the hotly contested Pennsylvania Congressional race, the nerve agent used against a former Russian spy, Larry Kudlow to replace Gary Cohn as Trump's top economic advisor, and walkouts across the nation in regards to gun violence.

More recently, athletes, KGB agents, and even Russian diplomats have used it for the same reasons (source).

The FBI agent and the Russian spy use fake names to check into a dingy motel in Queens, make passionate love, and say things like, «I don't know what to do,» and «we can never be together,» and «let's just run away and leave this all behind us.»

Just like in the Russian brides» industry everybody knows what is going on at the «paid chat» sites and how local «agents» manage to attract the constant stream of stunning single women but won't talk abut it, the general dating market keeps mum about sex bots that are used to lure people in.

April 2, 2018 • A Russian chemist who helped to develop the nerve agent used in the attack in the U.K. last month is now living in New Jersey — and says he has no doubt that Moscow is responsible.

In the movie, sparrows are shown to be a certain branch of the Russian Intelligence Service (SVR) that trains women to be «honey traps» who use their sexuality to seduce and compromise foreign assets, like say, a CIA agent.

Edgerton and Lawrence's friendship has continued since filming the thriller, in which Lawrence plays a Russian spy trained to use her sexuality to get information, and Edgerton is an American CIA operative hoping to turn her into a double agent.

My reimbursement included the three chelations I received before departing (as well as an oral chelating agent) because in Russia leaded gasoline is still widely used, and any post-trip chelations would have likely been removing Russian lead as well as chocolate lead.

The recent troubles follow Facebook's most difficult year yet, as the company dealt with fake news, «filter bubbles» that lead to increasing polarization, and congressional hearings over Russian agents» alleged use of social media to meddle with the 2016 presidential elections.

Watts, the former FBI agent and a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, noted that «plausible deniability is built into any Russian active - measures strategy,» such as using troll farms in St. Petersburg or Macedonia to conceal influence campaigns.

A top Facebook executive admitted Wednesday that Russian agents had used the social network's popular Messenger platform to interfere in the 2016 presidential election.

The 33 - year - old started adopting a more apologetic rhetoric in early 2017 following the initial controversy caused by numerous reports about the role Facebook played in foreign misinformation campaigns aimed at meddling with the last U.S. presidential election and the backlash prompted by his initial response to the allegations, which was to assert that the very notion of Russian or other agents being capable of using Facebook to influence the stateside democratic process is «pretty crazy.»

If indeed, Mueller is using warrants, then it's likely that Facebook won't be the only tech company that may be forced to reveal information about potential clandestine advertising buys, which Russian agents are alleged to have made in order to influence the U.S. election.

According to a report published by Kommersant, a renounced Russian magazine the airline has been selling tickets through its ticketing agent S7 Ticket using the Ethereum Blockchain platform.

Recent developments in the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 elections have raised interesting questions about the obligations of the current President — or any President — in a situation where a foreign government or its agents have interfered with the American political process or used the Internet in other ways to harm...

The Russian company says it plans to launch its platform in fall this year, and will allow entertainers who register on the site to check out the reputation of companies and agents before they decide to take on jobs, while employers will also be able to use the platform as a sort of online database of overseas talent.