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  • 29 Jun 2018

    In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Russia’s top diplomat said he would not rule out the possibility that the UK was engaged in a cover-up. Sergey Lavrov also claimed that “all kinds of tricks” had been used to change the rules of the OPCW, the international chemical watchdog.

  • 16 Feb 2018

    Thirteen Russian nationals have been indicted on charges of interfering in US elections. All are charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, while five face additional charges of aggravated identity theft, with three accused of fraud. The charges were announced by Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, and come from the special investigation by Robert…

  • 23 Nov 2017
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    As the FBI investigates claims that Russian meddling helped Donald Trump become president, FactCheck looks at America’s own track record of interfering with democratic elections.

  • 16 Nov 2017
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    We’ve heard a lot in recent weeks about Russia’s alleged involvement in the EU referendum. On Monday, Theresa May said Vladimir Putin’s government was trying to “undermine free societies” and was “planting fake stories” to “sow discord in the West”. Although on Wednesday, the Prime Minister appeared to soften her language. She told parliament: “if…

  • 25 Jan 2017

    It was one of the issues which overshadowed the US elections: the hacking of the Democratic National Committee and the subsequent CIA investigation. Now Channel 4 News has learnt that the same Russian group behind that cyber attack has also been hitting targets here in the UK.

  • 15 Apr 2014

    Pro-Russian protesters clash with Ukrainian soldiers in the country’s east, as Kiev tries to control the unrest it blames on Russian agitators.

  • 19 Sep 2012

    Leading Russian charities say they will be adversely affected as their country’s president gives American agency USAID until 1 October to leave the country.

  • 17 Feb 2012

    The propaganda machine is in overdrive in the run-up to elections in March, and the war is being fought with videos.

  • 27 Dec 2011

    Leaderless groups wanting to sow chaos – that’s what Vladimir Putin thinks of recent protests against his rule in Russia. But an ex-ambassador tells Channel 4 News Russian politics is on the move.

  • 25 Dec 2011

    Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a vibrant civil society emerge, writes Human Rights Watch’s Caroll Bogert, former Newsweek Moscow bureau chief. But what does the future hold?

  • 15 Dec 2011

    Russia’s Vladimir Putin uses a TV broadcast to reject protesters’ claims that fraud helped his party win recent elections. One historian tells Channel 4 News it’s “business as usual” for the regime.

  • 10 Dec 2011

    Mass protests across Russia, demanding a re-run of parliamentary elections and an end to Prime Minister Putin’s rule, prompt the question: are we witnessing a Slavic Spring in the dead of winter?

  • 9 Dec 2011

    As more than 30,000 people promise to protest this weekend in Russia after a disputed election result, Robin Cook’s former adviser tells Channel 4 News we are witnessing the start of “serious change”.

  • 6 Dec 2010

    Following the arrest of Mike Hancock MP’s assistant researcher Katia Zatuliveter, a former intelligence officer tells Channel 4 News about the ways the Russians use intelligence agents in the UK.

  • 3 Apr 2014

    Top Greek official resigns over Golden Dawn video

    Video of a secret meeting between a government official and a far-right MP raises tricky questions for the international community bailing out the Greek government.

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