Moscow utilizes Digital Technologies to target us and our democratic allies from within. It includes election meddling and influenced operations directed by the highest levels of the russian government the very heart of the western world. We provided significant foreign assistance in europe and eurasia, almost all of which supports building resilience to an increasing pressure on russian malign influence in accordance with the fine. The department has increased his support for the Global Engagement center through additional funding and tapping. We have degraded prudence costs. By imposing the administration a section 321 russiarelated individuals and entities in january 2017. These sanctions and related action serve as a warning to the russian government that we will not tolerate inactivity aimed at undermining or manipulating our 2020 election. I confronted Deputy Foreign minister on russian interference in our elections in july and have raise the matter with Russian Ambassador severa
D if they are working. Y are this is about two hours 20 minutes. s. [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. Thank you, all for coming today and thank you to our witnesses for joining us today as we examine the current relationship with russia. To assess our relationship with russia as we have recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of events that led to the collapse of the soviet union, the fall of the berlin wall, the election victory of solidarity in poland. Among others. Many former soviet states have become prosperous democracies with memberships in nato and the eu. Mr. Vladimir putin has taken russia down a darker pass. Any russians suffered today. Tosia rates its elections make sure that only kremlin approved politicians make the cut. The russian people are inhumanely imprisoned and tortured for daring to disagree with the government. Not only does the Russia Federation make life at home painful for the average russian, but Vladimir Putin is making life hard
Broadcasting live from our studios in moscow this is our International Thomas have you with us. Germanys social Democratic Party leader Martin Scholtz has announced his resignation with immediate effect on his decision comes after he lost out in the german election to chancellor Angela Merkel and then faced criticism over agreeing to a grand Coalition Government for a second time he said his decision will allow the party to refresh itself and come back strong. Yes but you need a computer when you were a Police Organization including its personnel and this is. The Party Members with my resignation and also the relinquishment of my federal government i want to help bring an end to this debate and really focus on coalition agreement. Now with the background to this decision here is our trees Charlotte Benson we know that resignations is something that Martin Schultz has done well in the past he actually resigned his job as the president of the European Parliament last year because he said
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