We believe Mr. Putin is witting in these actions,
We will be relentlessly aggressive, encountering and disrupting attempts by Russia and Iran, as well as China or any other foreign malign actor, to interfere in our elections and undermine our democracy,
The US has long known that Moscow utilises a vast collection of tools, including malign influence campaigns and cyber activities to undermine the interests of the United States, our democratic institutions and those of our allies,
An internal planning document created by the Kremlin states that it is a goal of the campaign to secure Russia’s preferred outcome in the election,
We now know that RT, formerly known as Russia Today, has moved beyond being simply a media organisation,
Treasury will not waver in our commitment to safeguarding our democratic principles and the integrity of our election systems,
Specifically, Russia remains the most active foreign threat to our elections,
Today's action underscores the U.S. government's ongoing efforts to hold state-sponsored actors accountable for activities that aim to deteriorate public trust in our institutions,
RT used a front company to disguise its own involvement or the involvement of the Russian government in content meant to influence US audiences,
We can absolutely expect that our foreign adversaries will remain a persistent threat, attempting to undermine American confidence in our democracy and our institutions and to sow partisan discord,
Three things are certain in life: death, taxes and RT's interference in the US elections,
They’re targeting specific voter demographics and swing-state voters in an effort to manipulate presidential and congressional election outcomes,
Russia is taking a whole of government approach to influence the election including the presidential race,
RT is 100% a Russia government-controlled channel and its sole intent is to predispose the American population and wherever they are broadcasting towards the Russian point of view and to present the events on the ground as the Russians want the rest of the world to see them, so if the United States did not want that to happen then it would be appropriate to shut down the channel,
We certainly have a reaction. Actually, we had several, but we couldn't decide on one (we even thought of running an office poll), so here they are."
They don't just wage propaganda in a time of war, during a conflict,
Since August 2014, T&R has operated studios for RT, hired and paid all U.S.-based RT employees, and produced English-language programming for RT, which is both shown on cable networks across the United States and available on RT’s website,
It's important that we develop a strong line of defense against these activities,
They did the same thing with a very bold cyber-attack on our election system,
That says an awful lot about where he's coming from,