Russia is already beginning to intervene in the elections in 2018, says Tillerson

Russia is already beginning to intervene in the elections in 2018, says Tillerson

Secretary of state Rex Tillerson warned that Russia was already beginning to intervene in the midterm elections of 2018, and the US is ill-prepared for this fight.

«I can’t say that we are better prepared because the Russians quickly adapt,» said Tillerson in an exclusive interview with Fox News in Bogota (Colombia). «The fact that if they intend to intervene, they will find a way to do it.»

Russia is already beginning to intervene in the elections in 2018, says Tillerson

According to him, Russia is already making attempts to interfere even before the midterm Congressional elections – just as it was in the General election in 2016.

Tillerson believes that the US is ready to countermeasures more than last time, but this is unlikely to change the situation. According to the Secretary, the intervention of Russia will be difficult to prevent.

During the interview, the Secretary also condemned the policy of the Russian government against Syria namely , the support the Assad regime that kills ordinary people with chemical and conventional weapons.

By the way, saying Tillerson was performed three weeks after the Director of the CIA Mike Pompeo said that the Russians would try to intervene in the November elections in the United States.

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