New Leaked Russian Documents

[Dill]

(07-15-2021, 10:11 AM)Au165 Wrote: This is an interesting read, especially when they talk about the ability to unleash viruses of misinformation that will replicate and spread against the U.S. In the end it confirms a lot of what we thought or knew, but it also shows they had Trump pegged dead on from the start. Now these could be fake, although based on other recent reports it definitely feels like they could be real, but if true the Russians were playing chess while we were playing tiddlywinks. I actually think Russia intentionally put them out there to keep fanning some of the discourse, but it doesn't mean parts or all of it aren't true either.

I'm a bit skeptical, but only because the documents so accurately reflect the dominant narrative regarding Putin's preference for Trump, and because unintended Kremlin leaks are so much more unlikely than Trump admin. leaks.  

No doubt that a Trump win was big for Putin, though. And this does line up with our own intel and Trump's behavior.

This is the essence of it:

They agreed a Trump White House would help secure Moscow’s strategic objectives, among them “social turmoil” in the US and a weakening of the American president’s negotiating position.

Russia’s three spy agencies were ordered to find practical ways to support Trump, in a decree appearing to bear Putin’s signature.

By this point Trump was the frontrunner in the Republican party’s nomination race. A report prepared by Putin’s expert department recommended Moscow use “all possible force” to ensure a Trump victory.