U.S. President’s ex-adviser says Russia ‘gearing up’ to interfere in 2020 US election
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Donald Trump’s former top Russia adviser has claimed Moscow is “gearing up” to repeat its interference in the 2020 US presidential election.
Speaking at the impeachment inquiry into Mr Trump, Fiona Hill said the US was being “torn apart” by the impact of Russia’s previous targeted campaign in 2016.
Former senior director for Europe and Russia at the National Security Council Fiona Hill listens to closing statements during the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence public hearing on the impeachment inquiry into US President Donald J. Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, 21 November 2019. The impeachment inquiry is being led by three congressional committees and was launched following a whistleblower’s complaint that alleges US President Donald J. Trump requested help from the President of Ukraine to investigate a political rival, Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden. EPA-EFE/SHAWN THEW
She said: “Right now, Russia’s security services and their proxies have geared up to repeat their interference in the 2020 election. We are running out of time to stop them.”
Ms Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia at the national security council, also urged Republicans and the president not to push claims that Ukraine meddled in the 2016 election. Hill, 54, said Republicans should not promote “politically driven falsehoods” that cast doubt on Moscow’s interference.
