UK says Russia sought to interfere in 2019 election by leaking documents online – By Reuters (The Guardian) / July 16 2020
British foreign secretary says Russia illicitly acquired sensitive documents and posted them on social media
Britain has said that Russia sought to interfere in the 2019 general election by illicitly acquiring sensitive documents relating to a planned free-trade agreement with the US and leaking them on social media.
“It is almost certain that Russian actors sought to interfere in the 2019 general election through the online amplification of illicitly acquired and leaked government documents,” said the foreign secretary, Dominic Raab.
“Sensitive government documents relating to the UK-US free-trade agreement were illicitly acquired before the 2019 general election and disseminated online via the social media platform Reddit,” Raab said.
“The government reserves the right to respond with appropriate measures in the future,” he added.
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