We shouldn’t take Prigozhin’s admission of US election interference at face value | Peter Beaumont

By saying he is continuing to interfere he appears to be trying to shape the idea that results can’t be trusted

The admission by the Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin that he has interfered in US elections and would continue doing so in future, is both unsurprising – not least because it has long been known to be true – and, perhaps, not to be taken entirely at face value.

While it is the first such admission from a figure who has been formally accused by Washington over Moscow’s efforts to influence American politics the timing of Prigozhin’s comments ahead of the midterm elections are also significant.

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