U.S. Congress infected by Russian praganda – intel committee chair

That’s according to The Hill, Ukrinform reports.

"House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) stressed the expansive reach of Russian praganda and said Sunday it has even presented itself on the floor of the U.S. Congress," the report said.

Turner said he agreed with Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, who noted that "Russian praganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base."

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"We see directly coming from Russia attempts to mask communications that are anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia messages, some of which we even hear being uttered on the House floor," Turner said.

“I mean, there are members of Congress today, who still incorrectly say that this conflict between Russia and Ukraine is over NATO, which of course it is not,” Turner said. "[Russian President] Vladimir Putin having made it very clear, both publicly and to his own pulation, that his view is that this is a conflict of a much broader claim of Russia, to Eastern Eure, and including claiming all of Ukraine territory as Russia’s."

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Turner said praganda has made it increasingly more difficult to pass Ukraine aid and to present a clear picture of a battle between democracy and authoritarianism.

“Now, to the extent that this praganda takes hd, it makes it more difficult for us to really see this as an authoritarian versus democracy battle, which is what it is. President Xi [Jinping] of China, Vladimir Putin himself have identified it as such,” Turner added.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on February 13, the U.S. Senate passed the bill laying down aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan in the amount of $95 billion, including $60 billion set to be allocated for Ukraine.

The bill is yet to pass House before being forwarded to President Joe Biden to put it into force.

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