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l.li Lll,l'.: .\fl\ I \\ \~'li'\. .;,1'' ·\•~ ·\11\S llC 20'il 1 The Honorable Devin Nunes Chairman Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 SEP 2 3 2016 The Honorable Adam B. Schiff Ranking Member Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Chairman Nunes and Ranking Member Schiff:
Pursuant to Section 502 ofthe Intelligence Authorization Act.for Fiscal Year 2016, the Intelligence Community offers the following information.
Russia's influence campaign is built on longstanding practices. Moscow has been opportunistic in its efforts to strengthen Russian influence in Europe and Eurasia by developing affiliations with and deepening financial or political connections to like-minded political parties and Non-governmental Organizations. Moscow appears to use monetary support in combination with other tools of Russian statecraft, including propaganda in local media, direct lobbying by the Russian Government, economic pressure, and military intimidation.
Russian trolls and other cyber actors post comments on the Internet, maintain blogs, challenge "pro-Western" journalists and media narratives, and spread pro-Russian information on social media.
Russian sponsored media outlets RT and Sputnik have targeted various activist groups for their audiences, including environmentalists, civil rights activists, minorities, and far-right and far-left elements of European society. Of note, RT often invites political figures onto its channel who are viewed controversially in Europe. The channel gives disproportionate coverage and airtime to the European Parliament's more extreme factions. In 2014, members of the European Parliament from many Euroskeptic parties throughout Europe acted as monitors for the Crimea referendum on joining Russia, and the separatist elections in Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts.
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Additional information is contained in the classified report provided to the Committee in July 2016. Originals of this letter are being sent to the leadership of committees with intelligence oversight responsibilities, as well as House and Senate leadership. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Legislative Affairs at (703) 275-2474. Sincerely,
Deirdre M. Walsh
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