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Stay out of American elections: Sanders tells Russia
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IANS | 23 Feb, 2020
Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders has condemned Russia
for its reported attempts to help his campaign, telling it to "stay out
of American elections", the media reported on Saturday.
"Let's be
clear, the Russians want to undermine American democracy by dividing us
up and, unlike the current president, I stand firmly against their
efforts and any other foreign power that wants to interfere in our
election," the BBC quoted Sanders as saying while speaking in
Bakersfield, California, on Friday.
The Vermont Senator said that
US officials had informed him last month about Russian efforts to aid
his campaign, but adding that it was not clear how Moscow intended to
interfere.
The veteran politician also denounced Russian
President Vladimir Putin as an "autocratic thug" whose government has
"used internet propaganda to sow division in our country".
The
78-year-old Senator's remarks came after The Washington Post said
earlier on Friday that US President Donald Trump and other American
lawmakers had been informed of reported Russian efforts to assist
Sanders.
Senior intelligence officials also believe Russia has
been seeking to interfere in November's election with a view to helping
President Trump win.
Members of the House Intelligence Committee
were told that Russia favoured Trump at a closed-door briefing on
February 13, the BBC said in its report.
Speaking at a Nevada
campaign rally on Friday, Trump however, suggested that the Russian
meddling briefing was a "rumour" started by the Democrats.
"I see
these phonies, the do-nothing Democrats, they said today that Putin
wants to be sure that Trump gets elected. Here we go again," Trump said.
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