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US offers $10 million for intel on Russian military media outlet Rybar amid election interference allegations

Rybar has more than 1.3 million Telegram subscribers.Mordolff/Getty ImagesThe US government is offering up to $10 million for information on Rybar, a Russian media outlet.It said the outlet bolstered "Russia's military capabilities" and advanced "pro-Russian narratives."It comes as part of a wider US crackdown on alleged Russian election interference.The US government is offering up to $10 million for information on the Russian media outlet Rybar and its employees.The US said that Rybar, which has more than 1.3 million Telegram subscribers, has attempted "to bolster Russia's military capabilities and advance pro-Russian and anti-Western narratives," according to a statement on the Department of State's Rewards for Justice (RFJ) website.The RFJ program's site identified nine key individuals the government was seeking intel on, including Mikhail Zvinchuk, who runs the blog."Anyone with information on Rybar LLC, these individuals, their malign activities, or associated persons or entities should contact Rewards for Justice," it said.These individuals work to spread disinformation that sows social divisions and racial discord aimed at interfering with U.S.

 

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