Russia Says It Will Not Meddle in US Elections

Russia has not—and will not—interfere in U.S. elections, according to Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who insisted Americans and Russians are basically alike and are “not enemies.” Mr. Peskov made the remarks on March 6 during a lecture to students at the World Youth Festival in the Sirius Federal Territory, near Sochi, Russia. “We never interfered in elections in the United States,” Ms. Peskov said at the event.”And this time, we do not intend to interfere.” The Kremlin spokesperson’s claim that Russia has never interfered in U.S. elections runs counter to the view held by the U.S. intelligence community, which said in an assessment in October 2023 that Russia waged campaigns to undermine democratic processes in at least 11 elections across nine countries, including the United States....