The Russian state TV propaganda machine continues to ridicule Democratic Party presidential contender Joseph Biden and promote the incumbent, Donald Trump, portrayed as strong and full of energy after overcoming his bout with the COVID-19 coronavirus (Vesti, October 13). The message to the Russian public is clear: Mr. Trump still has a chance to hold onto the White House despite unfavorable opinion polls. Russian hackers and intelligence assets are allegedly continuing to work clandestinely to help Mr. Trump succeed and additionally to sow discontent and destabilization from inside Russia’s main global opponent, no matter who wins in November. But the apparently high likelihood of a Biden victory is visibly changing the Kremlin calculus.
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