俄罗斯政府发动了一场秘密的网络影响力行动，旨在左右舆论并削弱对乌克兰持同情态度的民主党人和共和党人，以应对即将到来的中期选举，两位关键民主党议员周三发出警告。
The Russian government has launched a covert online influence campaign to sway public opinion and undermine both Democrats and Republicans sympathetic to Ukraine ahead of the midterms, two key Democratic lawmakers warned Wednesday.
参议院情报委员会副主席马克·沃纳（民主党-弗吉尼亚州）和众议院情报委员会首席议员吉姆·海姆斯（民主党-康涅狄格州）周三向记者表示，关于俄罗斯的调查结果详细记录在一份关于外国干预选举的机密报告中，该报告由美国情报界本周早些时候发送至他们的办公室。
Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (D-Va.) and House Intelligence Committee ranking member Jim Himes (D-Conn.) told reporters Wednesday that the findings on Russia were detailed in a classified report on foreign election interference sent to their offices by the U.S. intelligence community earlier this week.
海姆斯形容俄罗斯的数字行动说：“那里简直是一场狂欢节。”他表示，这些行动旨在制造“一种混乱和无政府状态的感觉”。据海姆斯透露，俄罗斯的虚假信息行动涵盖一系列议题，从播散对美国机构的不信任到质疑投票机的有效性。
“It’s a carnival out there,” Himes said of Russia’s digital efforts, which he said aim to generate “a sense of chaos and anarchy.”According to Himes, Russian disinformation operations cover a range of topics, from sowing distrust in U.S. institutions to questioning the validity of voting machines.
沃纳表示，报告显示莫斯科正利用人工智能工具更快地传播这些观点，并更有效地锁定美国受众。
Warner said the report suggested that Moscow is using artificial intelligence tools to spread these ideas faster and target Americans more effectively.
虽然这两位议员未具体说明针对哪些政治候选人，但他们强调，任何支持乌克兰的政治人物——无论党派——都极有可能在俄罗斯的监视名单上。
While the lawmakers did not specify which political candidates were being targeted, they stressed that any political figure supportive of Ukraine — on both sides of the aisle — was likely on Russia’s radar.
值得注意的是，他们表示，美国情报界未发现俄罗斯试图入侵选举基础设施或政治竞选网络的证据。
Notably, they said the U.S. intelligence community has not seen evidence that Russia has tried to hack election infrastructure or political campaign networks.
俄罗斯长期以来因其干预活动而受到美国及其盟友的指责。俄罗斯情报人员被牵连入侵了民主党全国委员会和时任民主党总统候选人希拉里·克林顿竞选团队工作人员的电子邮件账户（2016年）。那一年，莫斯科还支持针对克林顿的大规模影响力行动。
Russia has long been called out by the U.S. and its allies for its interference activities. Russian intelligence officers were linked to hacks on the Democratic National Committee and the email accounts of campaign staff for then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016. That year, Moscow also backed widespread influence campaigns against Clinton.
2018年和2024年，俄罗斯再次被指控散布旨在影响美国大选的虚假信息。
And again in 2018 and 2024, Russia was accused of spreading disinformation aimed at influencing U.S. elections.
沃纳说：“自2016年以来的每个选举周期中，俄罗斯散布的虚假信息都……针对民主党。”
“In every election cycle since 2016, Russia has spread disinformation that has … gone against Democrats,” Warner said.
除了美国，俄罗斯还以其他国家的选举为目标，包括格鲁吉亚、摩尔多瓦和法国最近的选举。
Beyond the U.S., Russia has also targeted elections in other countries, including during recent elections in Georgia, Moldova and France.
至少有一起与俄罗斯有关的行动细节已经浮出水面。信息行动分析公司 Graphika 周三发布调查结果称，自 2023 年起活跃的俄罗斯关联影响组织 Storm-1516 制作并发布了深度伪造视频，在 X 平台上指控得克萨斯州参议员候选人詹姆斯·塔拉里科 (James Talarico) 性侵犯。
The details of at least one Russia-linked operation have already emerged. Information operations analysis company Graphika released findings Wednesday that Storm-1516 — a Russian-linked influence group active since 2023 — created and posted deepfake videos on X accusing Texas Senate candidate James Talarico of sexual assault.
社交媒体平台 X 上周单独报告称，已删除 13000 多个与俄罗斯、伊朗和中国有关的选举相关虚假信息宣传活动账号，该平台表示这些账号针对的是“政治光谱各个阵营的候选人和公众人物”。国家情报总监办公室 (ODNI) 发言人未立即回应关于机密报告更多细节的置评请求。俄罗斯驻华盛顿大使馆发言人未回应关于影响力指控的置评请求。
Social media platform X separately reported last week that it had removed more than 13,000 accounts linked to election-related disinformation campaigns from Russia, Iran and China, which the platform said targeted “candidates and public figures across the political spectrum.”Spokespeople for ODNI did not immediately respond to a request for more details on the classified report. Spokespeople for the Russian Embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment on the influence allegations.
沃纳和海姆斯指出，报告还详述了中国和伊朗的影响力企图实例，但仅点名批评俄罗斯的重大努力。
Warner and Himes noted that the report also detailed instances of Chinese and Iranian influence attempts, but only called out Russia for its significant efforts.
众议院情报委员会主席里克·克劳福德 (Rick Crawford)（共和党-阿肯色州）的一名发言人批评沃纳和海姆斯泄露信息，周三告诉《政客》 称，这些议员“挑拣”细节向媒体披露。
A spokesperson for House Intelligence Committee Chair Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) criticized Warner and Himes for disclosing the information, telling POLITICO Wednesday that the lawmakers had “cherry-picked” details to disclose to the press.
“这充其量是严重破坏信任的行为，将给情报界雇员带来后果，最坏的情况则是明显企图欺骗美国人民，”该发言人说。“此外，民主党人总是乐于炒作俄罗斯的行动，却从不提中国共产党的行动，这总是很有意思。”参议院情报委员会主席汤姆·科顿 (Tom Cotton)（共和党-阿肯色州）的一名发言人未回应关于报告调查结果的置评请求。
“This is at best an egregious breach of trust which would have consequences for the employees of the intelligence community, and at worst a clear attempt to deceive the American people,” the spokesperson said. “Further, it is always interesting that the Democrats are perfectly willing to highlight Russian actions, but never those of the Chinese Communist Party.”A spokesperson for Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) did not respond to a request for comment on the report’s findings.
希姆斯表示，克劳福德上周为情报委员会议员安排了一场关于选举威胁的简报会，沃纳表示，他和科顿已联手发起一项“两党”行动，推动国家情报总监办公室（ODNI）提供各项情报相关政策的文件。希姆斯称，众议院情报委员会将于下周举行另一场关于选举威胁的两党机密简报会。
Himes said Crawford arranged a briefing for Intelligence Committee lawmakers on election threats last week, and Warner said he and Cotton have joined in a “bipartisan” effort to push ODNI for documents on various intelligence-related policies. Himes said the House Intelligence Committee will hold another classified bipartisan briefing on election threats next week.