US intelligence has accused Ukrainian MP Andriy Derkach of acting to discredit Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the corresponding report of the American intelligence.
It is noted that Derkach acted at the suggestion of the Russian authorities. “Our assessment is that [Russian President Vladimir] Putin was responsible for the actions of Andriy Derkach, a Ukrainian lawmaker who played a prominent role in Russia's efforts to influence elections,” the report said. Also, US intelligence indicates that Derkach is allegedly associated with Russian officials and Russian intelligence services.
On November 3, 2020, the next presidential elections were held in the United States. On January 7, the US Congress approved the victory of Democrat Joe Biden, he became the 46th head of state.
In April 2019, United States Special Attorney Robert Mueller published a report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The report says that Moscow did interfere in the American electoral process, but the suspicions about the connection between the Russian side and Trump could not be confirmed. Later, the Federal Court of Washington ruled that the connection of the “troll factory” with the Russian authorities was also not proven.
