US says Kremlin-backed plot to meddle in election disrupted

Vehicles of Russian state-controlled broadcaster Russia Today (RT) are seen in 2018 near the Red Square in central Moscow, Russia. (REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo)

WASHINGTON — Russia-backed entities pursued a sprawling, yearslong operation to meddle in the 2024 U.S. presidential election and broadly boost the Kremlin’s interests, the Biden administration alleged in announcing steps to disrupt the scheme.

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