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Government of Russia

Highest federal executive body in the Russian Federation, headed by the Prime Minister

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Jan 22, 2026
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What did the Podesta emails published by WikiLeaks actually contain, and how were they verified?

published by WikiLeaks were a large trove—over 20,000 pages released in serialized batches—that exposed internal communications from and illuminated , fundraising and speech excerpts, and political ma...

Nov 8, 2025
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What examples exist of US influencers receiving payments from foreign governments for political messaging?

Federal indictments and investigative reporting establish concrete examples of U.S. influencers receiving payments tied to foreign governments: a September 2024 U.S. indictment alleges Russian state-m...

Jan 28, 2026
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Russia gate

refers broadly to investigations and reporting about efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election and the ensuing inquiries into contacts between that interference and the . Official probes ...

Nov 26, 2025

Did the Mueller investigation find any evidence of collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence?

The Mueller investigation concluded there was no judicial finding that the Trump campaign “conspired” or “coordinated” with the Russian government on the election interference schemes — investigators ...

Nov 16, 2025

What evidence did the Mueller Report provide on Russian election interference in 2016?

The Mueller Report concluded that the Russian government “interfered in the 2016 presidential election in sweeping and systematic fashion,” using two principal operations: a social‑media campaign run ...

Nov 10, 2025

Did Hillary Clinton create Russiagate hoax?

The claim that is not supported by conclusive evidence in the available record; investigations established that Russian interference in 2016 occurred, while separate questions remain about how opposit...

Nov 30, 2025

What are the allegations against Roger Stone in the Mueller investigation?

Roger Stone was indicted by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on seven felony counts alleging he lied to Congress, tampered with witnesses and obstructed the official proceeding into Russian interference...

Nov 25, 2025

Did the Obama administration have any evidence of Russian interference in the 2016 election?

The Obama administration publicly concluded in late 2016 that the Russian government conducted a multi-faceted campaign to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, and it took sanctions and o...

Nov 21, 2025

What were the key findings of the Mueller investigation into Russian interference?

The Mueller investigation documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election and produced dozens of criminal actions — including 37 indictments (many against Russians and several Trum...

Oct 7, 2025

What were the main findings of the Mueller report on Russian election interference?

Robert Mueller’s public testimony affirmed the core finding that while the investigation did not establish that members of the Trump campaign with the Russian government. The broader set of materials ...

Jan 18, 2026

What did the Mueller report actually find about Trump campaign contacts with Russia?

The Mueller report documented extensive contacts — dozens of meetings, communications and attempted outreach — between people tied to the Trump campaign and Russian-linked individuals, but it conclude...

Dec 2, 2025

Did Mueller or later probes find evidence of hidden financial transactions between Trump associates and Russian oligarchs?

Mueller’s 2019 special‑counsel investigation documented extensive contacts between Trump associates and Russians and referred 14 criminal matters for prosecution, but it did not conclude there was a c...

Nov 15, 2025

Did the Mueller Report 2019 find evidence of Trump-Russia collusion?

The Mueller report concluded that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 election and that the investigation “did not establish” a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia, tho...

Oct 29, 2025

How does the Russian government report military casualties in Ukraine?

The Russian government does not publish reliable, up-to-date casualty figures for its forces in Ukraine and has legally restricted disclosure of such information, creating a contested information envi...

Oct 12, 2025

What role did Russian intelligence play in the 2016 US presidential election according to the Mueller Report?

The Mueller Report concluded that , employing cyber intrusions, social-media "active measures," and the release of stolen materials to benefit Donald Trump’s candidacy, while the special counsel did n...

Feb 5, 2026

What did the Mueller report actually conclude about contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia?

The report documented numerous and varied contacts—“links” in Mueller’s words—between members of the campaign and Russian-connected individuals, and described the campaign as receptive to offers of Ru...

Feb 4, 2026

What specific contacts did George Papadopoulos, Paul Manafort and Michael Flynn have with Russian officials according to the Mueller report?

, and each had discrete, documented contacts with people tied to that the cataloged: with intermediaries who claimed Kremlin connections and tried to set up meetings between and Russian officials , an...

Feb 4, 2026

How have Russian state media and Western tabloids differed in their reporting on Epstein, and what motives explain those differences?

n state-funded outlets framed as a symbol of rot and as potentially tied to Russian interests, using the newly released files to indict Western elites and project hypocrisy . , by contrast, have mixed...

Feb 3, 2026

Which specific Steele dossier claims were corroborated by the Mueller investigation or public indictments?

The Mueller investigation and subsequent public records corroborated only fragments of —chiefly the dossier’s broad premise that sought to help and that numerous contacts occurred between people tied ...

Feb 2, 2026

Which Podesta emails mention James Alefantis and what do those full threads show?

The Podesta email corpus released by includes a small number of messages that mention , primarily in the context of fundraisers and social contacts; the published threads, as available in the WikiLeak...