BBC NEWS:
“ The US has filed criminal charges against a US-Russian dual national who is accused of engaging in a decade-long Russian influence campaign based in New York City.
Elena Branson, 61, faces six charges over allegations that she failed to register as a foreign agent. The FBI agent in charge of the case says she worked with high-ranking Russian officials, including Putin himself, "to identify the next generation of American leaders, cultivate information channels, and shape US policy in favour of Russian objectives".
Prosecutors say Branson fled to Russia after being interviewed by the FBI in September 2020. She remains at large, and in October 2021 allegedly told a Russian state-owned TV station that she left because she thought she would be arrested.
"Particularly given current global events, the need to detect and hinder attempts at foreign influence is of critical importance," US District Attorney for Manhattan Damian Williams said in a statement announcing the charges on Tuesday.”
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60657155#post_6227f4e20ce87e491a0eeae0
I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS, TIMESTAMP IS INTERESTING.
BBC NEWS:
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The White House unsuccessfully tried to arrange calls between President Joe Biden and the leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The outreach came as the US was working to build international support for Ukraine and contain a surge in oil prices.
Middle East and US officials told the newspaper that both Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the UAE's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan both declined US requests to speak to Biden in recent weeks.
The Saudis want more support for their intervention in Yemen’s civil war, help with their own civilian nuclear programme, and legal immunity for Prince Mohammed in the US, according to Saudi officials cited by the WSJ.
The crown prince faces lawsuits in America, including over the 2018 killing of Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi.
During his presidential campaign, Biden described Saudi Arabia as a "pariah" state, pledging to make it "pay the price" for human rights abuses.
Meanwhile, the UAE shares Saudi concerns about the restrained US response to recent missile strikes by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen against the UAE and Saudi Arabia, the WSJ reports.“
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