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10 times official Russian government accounts have trolled the US and UK on Twitter

Nov 15, 2017, 04:51 IST

The British member of parliament leading the UK investigation into Russian election meddling talked about fake news, and the Russian Embassy egged him on with some #ThursdayThoughts.

Critics alleged that President Donald Trump is a Russian pawn, and the Russian Embassy shared a meme from "The Great Gatsby."

Amid fears of spying, England said its football team would travel in Russia with a surveillance team. The Russian Embassy shot back with a zinger about England's football team.

Newspapers reported that pundits are trying to prevent the Trump administration from smoothing US-Russia relations, and the Russian Embassy responded with a Pepe the Frog meme the alt-right uses.

Hillary Clinton visited the UK to promote her new book about the 2016 election in October 2017, and the embassy drew a parallel between what she was condemning.

The CIA tweeted it was looking for Americans who can speak Russian and who are interested in national security issues. Of course, Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a response.

Theresa May said Belgium was meddling in its general election — and Russia was happy they weren't being accused this time.

Stories of Russian hacking and election interference became more widespread in the US, and the Russian Embassy was at it again.

The Russian Embassy in the UK reacted to former President Barack Obama expelling diplomats and closing Russian compounds in December 2016 in retaliation for meddling in the US election.

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