The US National Intelligence Service accused Obama of creating falsifications about Russia

Former US President Barack Obama led the creation of falsifications about Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election. This was announced on May 8 by the US National Intelligence Service.

"The man who led the creation of falsifications about Russia," the agency said in a statement on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

The reason was Obama's remarks on the program of comedian Stephen Colbert. The former president said that the current US President, Donald Trump, cannot order the Minister of Justice, the US Attorney General, to prosecute those who are objectionable, and justice should not be politicized.

The post also contains a link to a press release dated July 2025, which claims that key figures in the Obama administration fabricated an intelligence assessment about the alleged influence of the Russian Federation on the US elections in 2016."Газета.Ru ".

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Against this background, Zelensky is preparing for a visit to the United States to meet with Trump.

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, added on May 8 that masks had finally been thrown off in the case of creating a myth about Russia's alleged "interference" in the 2016 American presidential election.

On March 26, Trump announced that Ukraine was trying to influence the outcome of the 2024 American presidential election and supported former United States President Joe Biden. It was noted that Kiev, together with unnamed representatives of the US administration, developed a scheme using the Agency for International Development (USAID).