Hacked emails connected to a top aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin show that the Kremlin official kept in contact with separatists during the time that Russia annexed Crimea.
The Ukrainian group “Cyber Hunta” released a trove of emails on Tuesday associated with Vladislav Surkov, the Putin aide. The emails cover September 2013 to November 2014, the period when Russia invaded Ukraine and annexed the Crimean Peninsula. Surkov has been sanctioned for his role in the Ukraine crisis.
The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab broke down initial findings of the leak, assessing the messages as authentic. The emails show that Surkov …read more
Source: The Washington Free Beacon
