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UK PM Burnham brands Russian election interference ‘repulsive’ at UN
Addressing the UN General Assembly, Andy Burnham accused Russia of information warfare and unveiled a new UK body to counter hostile state disinformation.
What to know
- Burnham told the UN General Assembly that Russia carried out information warfare and tried to interfere in the UK's 2019 election.
- He announced a new National Centre for Information Defence aimed at countering hostile state information attacks.
- Coverage of the speech is limited so far, with no substantive public reaction yet recorded in available material.
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Burnham accuses Russia of election interference at UN, unveils new defence body
UK PM Andy Burnham told the UN General Assembly that Russia engaged in information warfare and attempted to interfere in the UK's 2019 election, calling it 'repulsive'. He announced a new National Centre for Information Defence to counter hostile state information attacks.
“repulsive…”
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first by Al Jazeera, 1d ago
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