Johnson: Russian Hacking of British Election ‘Realistic Possibility’

There is a “realistic possibility” Russia might try to interfere in Britain’s national election next month, Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign secretary, said.


In an interview with The Telegraph newspaper published Saturday, the Conservative politician also said Russian President Vladimir Putin would “rejoice” if Jeremy Corbyn’s Labor Party won the June 8 election.
  [dailysabah.com/Reuters]
13/5/17
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