- The U.S. imposed sanctions on two organizations and their CEOs, who were involved in Russia’s malign influence operations.
- The two organizations created a network of over 60 websites that impersonated genuine news organizations in Europe, and then used bogus social media accounts to amplify the misleading content of the spoofed websites.
- Sanctions were enacted under Executive Order 14024, part of ongoing U.S. efforts to disrupt Russia’s attempts to destabilize democracies globally. Read More