“In America, it has become a trend of political life that they are so easily for some indirect evidence, which may not even be interconnected, they can conclude that some Russian citizen was connected or had some opportunity to intervene in congressional elections. Prior to that, Trump pointed out that it was China that had developed vigorous activity to intervene in elections. I have no doubt that traces of Iran or North Korea, maybe some other countries, may be found, ”he said.
According to the expert, in this situation, someone is trying to "get dividends from the upcoming elections."
“Obviously, these are democrats, because it was they who inflated the campaign of Russia's alleged interference in the elections and constantly support it in the focus of the media. Obviously, with the media in hand, one can try to draw some kind of political line, which, according to the party, can bring bonus points. After all, there are only three weeks left before the election. This is the most crucial time, because you can already directly engage in agitation and propaganda, ”the expert believes.
Toporny also noted that the accused citizen is in Russia, therefore "it is not clear how she manipulated."
“Republicans are constantly trying to play on the fact that Trump illegally came to power and that Russia has taken a direct part in this. Allegedly, it was Russian hackers who, under the guise of the country's leadership, carried out a hacking of the server of the Democratic Party, proliferated a huge number of fake accounts on social networks and by stuffing various information that defamed Hillary Clinton, tried to influence the minds and attitudes of Americans. To this line does not fade, we need some kind of fried facts. This Russian citizen is suspected of participating in the manipulation of congressional elections. But it is generally located on the territory of the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg. How she manipulated and intervened from there is not clear. The Justice Ministry cites facts that no one can verify, but if the Americans read this news, they will think: “What are the poor democrats, how are they fighting, and not only Republicans, but also Russians, are opposed to them,” he said.
According to the expert, the accusations against the Russians will not entail serious consequences.
“As stated by the CIA and the FBI, they made enormous efforts to absolutely protect the US electoral system from outside interference. What are they, even the CIA do not trust? It's just another storm in a glass of water that will not have serious consequences, ”concluded Topornin.
Earlier, the US Department of Justice indicted a Russian citizen for “interfering” in the upcoming congressional elections.