Russia Pours Millions Into US Lobbying

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during a joint press conference with French President after their meeting in Moscow, on February 7, 2022. - International efforts to defuse the standoff over Ukraine intensified with French President holding talks in Moscow and German Chancellor in Washington to coordinate policies as fears of a Russian invasion mount. (Photo by Thibault Camus / POOL / AFP) (Photo by THIBAULT CAMUS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

According to an OpenSecrets’ analysis of Foreign Agents Registration Act and Lobbying Disclosure Act data, Russian interests spent nearly $182 million on lobbying, foreign influence operations and propaganda in the U.S. since 2016.
Millions have been spent on lobbying around Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, which has emerged as a bargaining chip in Russia’s clash with Ukraine.