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Mueller's Own Summaries

https://www.lawfareblog.com/full-text-mueller-reports-executive-summaries

The Lithuanian Model in the Fight against Disinformation

The Lithuanian Model in the Fight against Disinformation 23 May 2019 Kinga Raś no. 67 (1313) The Lithuanian Model in the Fight against Disinformation To counter Russian disinformation and cyberattacks, Lithuania has adapted its administrative structures and modified national legislation. At the same time, it aims to mobilise the other countries of the European Union to systemically counteract the use of fake news to manipulate public opinion. Poland, which is also exposed to Russian disinformation campaigns, can take advantage of the Lithuanian experience. Goals and Methods of the Russian Activities Disinformation inspired by Russia is aimed at interfering in the social and political processes of other countries. It takes the form of intentional actions to manipulate public opinion. Since November 2015, the EU vs Disinfo team, operating under the East StratCom Task Force, has identified more than 5,000 cases of disinformation in Europe that favours Russian interests. Cur...

Paul Manafort's Sentencing Memo

Read it here, copy and paste link: https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/15/politics/manafort-sentencing-memo/index.html See page 33 of 120 for details of bank accounts owned jointly by Manafort and Kilimnik...

Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America

From - https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/03/how-kleptocracy-came-to-america/580471/ Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America When the U.S.S.R. collapsed, Washington bet on the global spread of democratic capitalist values—and lost. Corey Brickley, Atlantic For two years, in the early 1990s, Richard Palmer served as the CIA station chief in the United States’ Moscow embassy. The events unfolding around him—the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the rise of Russia—were so chaotic, so traumatic and exhilarating, that they mostly eluded clearheaded analysis. But from all the intelligence that washed over his desk, Palmer acquired a crystalline understanding of the deeper narrative of those times. To hear more feature stories, see our full list or get the Audm iPhone app. Much of the rest of the world wanted to shout for joy about the trajectory of history, and how it pointed in the direction of free markets and liberal democracy. Palmer’s account of ...

GRU NotPetya Cyber Attack

Cyber attack NotPetya 'The result was more than $10 billion in total damages, according to a White House assessment confirmed to WIRED by former Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert, who at the time of the attack was President Trump’s most senior cybersecurity-­focused official. Bossert and US intelligence agencies also confirmed in February that Russia’s military—the prime suspect in any cyberwar attack targeting Ukraine—was responsible for launching the malicious code. (The Russian foreign ministry declined to answer repeated requests for comment.)' See Full story here: https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-russia-code-crashed-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR3D5JdBNsew9rCGWjOH4fE8sjLfiIj_ywDuPp8bvNBK_wG8AbXRl0S4mCk

The IRA [Russia, GRU], Social Media and Political Polariza t ion in the United States, 201 2 - 201 8

New Senate report details Russian social media warfare - it is staggering and increasing: see the report here: https://comprop.oii.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/93/2018/12/IRA-Report-2018.pdf

IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FOR MARJIA BUTINA, ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA BUTINA

It appears that she has agreed to become an agent of the United States. If she goes back to Russia, it is likely that she will be killed. I hope the FBI can put her in witness protection to keep her from the GRU trolls. See link to actual affidavit below. IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION FOR CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FOR MARJIA BUTINA, ALSO KNOWN AS MARIA BUTINA AFFIDAVIT IN SUPPORT OF AN APPLICATION FOR A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT To read entire document, follow this link: https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1080766/download