Hillary Clinton promotes cyberattacks against Russia

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“There were reports overnight that Anonymous, a group of hackers, took down Russian TV,” she said on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. “I think that people who love freedom, people who understand that our way of life depends upon supporting those who believe in freedom as well, could be engaged in cyber support for those in the streets and Russia. We did some of that during the Arab Spring when I was secretary of state. I think we could be also attacking a lot of the government institutions and, again, the oligarchs and their way of life through cyberattacks.”

Clinton, who accused Russia of interfering with her 2016 run for the presidency, acknowledged it would be difficult to provide “physical support” to Ukraine. Polling indicates the U.S. public is opposed to the United States contributing a major role in assisting Ukraine in its fight.

Thousands of Russians have taken to the streets in protest of the attack on Ukraine. Nearly 1,900 demonstrators across 60 cities in Russia have been arrested, according to OVD-Info, a Russian human rights project.

Clinton said cyberattacks could be used to thwart Russian efforts to suppress the protesters.

In addition to cyberwarfare, Clinton encouraged the U.S. to counter Russian President Vladimir Putin with information warfare.

“I mean, the old days of Radio Free Europe and beaming in accurate information into the homes of Russians, we should be doing everything we can now online to replicate that,” she said. “It will be very difficult for Putin to plug all the holes in that dike. Information going into Russia about what Putin is actually doing with this unprovoked attack on Ukraine can keep people energized. I think that’s something that we should be doing as I say both through our government but also individuals who have the capacity to do that.”

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During a speech Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to criticize the U.S., saying, “Yesterday, the most powerful country in the world looked on from a distance.” Since Russia’s offensive began, Zelensky has been in constant contact with Western countries, rallying for harsh sanctions against Russia and additional support.

Ukrainian allies in Europe and the U.S. have left the nation to fight against Russia alone without any kinetic support. But allies have spent years sending billions of dollars worth of lethal military aid to Ukraine and helping train the Ukrainian army since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014. While Ukraine has put up a strong fight against Russia during the invasion, the U.S. intelligence community reportedly believes it will not be able to withstand Russia’s overwhelming military advantages.