ions identified by the investigation—a social media campaign designed
to provoke and amplify political and social discord in the United States. The
IRA was based in St. Petersburg, Russia, and received funding from Russian
oligarch Yevgeniy Prigozhin and companies he controlled. Prigozhin is widely
reported to have ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, <span class="redacted">________ ___ _____________</span>
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