Vladimir Putin During the 2016 U.S. presidential election, he personally authorized the operation of a secret spy agency to support the “mentally unstable” Donald Trump Closed-door meeting of the Russian National Security Council, According to what was assessed as leaked Kremlin documents.
The important meeting was held on January 22, 2016. Documents show that the Russian President, his spy chiefs and senior ministers all attended the meeting.
They agreed that Trump’s White House will help ensure Moscow’s strategic goals, including “social unrest” in the United States and weakening of the US president’s negotiating position.
Three Russian spy agencies were ordered to find practical ways to support Trump, and the decree appears to have Putin’s signature.
At this point, Trump is The leader of the Republican nomination campaignA report prepared by Putin’s expert department recommended that Moscow use “all possible forces” to ensure Trump’s victory.
It is understood that Western intelligence agencies have been aware of these documents for several months and have carefully checked them. The documents seen by The Guardian seem to represent serious and extremely unusual leaks within the Kremlin.
The Guardian showed these documents to independent experts, who said they appeared to be genuine. The attached details are accurate. It is said that the overall tone and theme are consistent with the Kremlin’s security ideology.
The Kremlin responded dismissively. Putin’s spokesperson Dmitri Peskov (Dmitri Peskov) said that Russian leaders met at a meeting in early 2016 and agreed to support Trump’s idea as “a great pulp fiction.”
This report-“No 32-04 vd”-is classified as confidential. It said that from the Kremlin’s perspective, Trump is the “most promising candidate.”The word in Russian is possible.
A brief psychological evaluation was conducted on Trump, who was described as “a person suffering from impulsive, mentally unstable, and imbalanced inferiority complex.”
There is also clear evidence that the Kremlin has Chamber of Commerce, The document stated that materials that might harm the future president were collected from Trump’s earlier “unofficial visit to the territory of the Russian Federation.”
The document mentioned “certain incidents” that occurred during Trump’s visit to Moscow. The document states that members of the Security Council are invited to find detailed information in paragraph 5 of appendix V. It is not clear what the appendix contains.
“It is urgent to use all possible force to help him [Trump’s] Elected as the President of the United States,” the paper said.
This will help realize the “theoretical political scenario” favored by Russia. It predicted that Trump’s victory “will definitely lead to the instability of the American social and political system” and saw hidden dissatisfaction erupt.
Kremlin summit
There is no doubt that the January 2016 meeting was held in the Kremlin.
One Official photos On this occasion, Putin was sitting at the table, under the flag of the Russian Federation and the double-headed golden eagle. The then Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and senior foreign minister Sergey Lavrov attended the meeting.
Also present at the meeting were Sergei Shoigu, Minister of Defense in charge of the Russian military intelligence agency GRU; Mikhail Fradkov, then head of the Russian SVR Foreign Intelligence Agency; and FSB The boss of the spy agency, Alexander Bortnikov (Alexander Bortnikov). Former FSB director Nikolai Patrushev (Nikolai Patrushev) also attended the meeting as the secretary of the safety committee.
According to a Press release, The discussion covers the economy and Moldova.
The documents seen by The Guardian indicate that the real and secret purpose of the Security Council is to discuss the secret proposal made by the President’s analysis department in response to US sanctions on Moscow.
The author seems to be Vladimir Simonenko, Responsible senior official Kremlin Expert Department-This department provides Putin with analytical materials and reports, some of which are based on foreign intelligence.
The document shows that on January 14, 2016, Simonenko distributed a three-page executive summary of his team’s conclusions and recommendations.
In the order signed two days later, Putin instructed the then Director of the Foreign Policy Bureau, Alexander Manzhosin, Held a private briefing meeting of the National Security Council.
The order stated that its purpose was to further study the document. Manzhosin was given a five-day deadline to make arrangements.
What was said in the room on the second floor of the Kremlin Senate is unknown. But the president and his intelligence officials appear to have signed a multi-agency plan to intervene in American democracy, which is framed in legitimate self-defense.
Cited various measures that the Kremlin might take in response to what it believes to be hostile behavior from Washington. This paper lists several weaknesses in the United States. These include the “deepening political gap between the left and the right”, the “media information” space in the United States, and the anti-establishment sentiment under President Barack Obama.
Paper is not named Hillary Clinton, Trump’s 2016 competitor. It does suggest the use of media resources to weaken the major political figures in the United States.
There are several paragraphs about how Russia might insert a “media virus” into American public life, enabling it to sustain itself and replicate itself. It said that these will change public consciousness, especially in certain groups.
After the meeting, based on another leaked document, Putin issued a decree establishing a new secret inter-agency committee. Its urgent task is to achieve the goals set out in the “Special Part” of Document 32-04vd.
Allegedly, the members of the new working body include Shoigu, Fradkov and Boltnikov. Shoigu was appointed chairman of the committee. decree– decree In Russian, the organization should take practical measures against the United States as soon as possible.These are based on national security reasons and comply with Federal Law of 2010, 390-FZ, Which enables the council to formulate national policies on security matters.
According to the document, each spy agency was assigned a role. The Secretary of Defense was ordered to coordinate the work of various departments and services. Shoigu is also responsible for collecting and systematizing the necessary information, and is responsible for “preparing measures to take action on the target information environment”-this order appears to be intended to invade sensitive U.S. network targets identified by SVR.
SVR was told to collect more information to support the committee’s activities. The FSB was assigned to conduct counterintelligence work. Putin approved the surface document dated January 22, 2016 and was stamped by his Prime Minister’s Office.
The decree stated that these measures will take effect immediately after Putin’s signature. The spy chief only has more than a week to come up with specific ideas and submit them before February 1.
These papers written in bureaucratic language seem to give people an unprecedented glimpse into the world that is usually hidden in the Russian government’s decision-making.
Putin has repeatedly denied allegations of interference in Western democracy. These documents seem to contradict this statement. They believe that the president, his spy officials, and senior ministers are closely involved in one of the most important and boldest espionage operations of the 21st century: the conspiracy to help send the “mentally unstable” Trump into the White House.
These documents seem to set a roadmap for what actually happened in 2016.
A few weeks after the Council meeting, GRU hackers Raided the server The Democratic National Committee (DNC) subsequently released thousands of private e-mails in an attempt to harm Clinton’s campaign.
According to diplomatic sources, the details of the report seen by the Guardian are reminiscent of Russian intelligence work. The thumbnail of Trump’s character is a characteristic analyzed by the Kremlin spy agency, which attaches great importance to the use of truth and cod psychology to build personal files.
The newspaper stated that Moscow would benefit the most from the Republican victory. It said that this could lead to a “social explosion” that would weaken the power of the US president. It emphasized that Trump’s victory has international interests. It said that Putin will be able to secretly lead any US-Russian bilateral talks, deconstruct the White House’s negotiating position, and take bold foreign policy measures on behalf of Russia.
Other parts of the multi-page report deal with non-Trump topics.It said that the sanctions imposed by the United States after Russia in 2014 Annexation of Crimea It has contributed to domestic tensions. It concluded that the Kremlin should seek other ways to attract liquidity into the Russian economy.
The document proposes to readjust trade with China and the export of hydrocarbons. It said that Moscow’s focus should be to influence the United States and its satellite countries so that they completely abandon sanctions or soften sanctions.
“Spell-binding” documents
Andrei Soldatov Russian spy agency expert with Red Net Author, Saying that the leaked material “reflects reality.” “This is in line with the procedures of the security services and the Security Council,” he said. “Decisions are always made in this way. Advisors provide information to the president and the command system.”
He added: “The Kremlin micro-manages most of these operations. Since at least 2015, Putin has made it clear to his spies that nothing can be independent of him. There is no room for independent action.” Sol Datov quoted his own sources as saying that Putin decided to publish the stolen Democratic National Committee emails after a Security Council meeting in April 2016.
Sir Andrew Wood, former British ambassador to Moscow, associate researcher at Moscow University Chatham Institute Think Tank, Describing these documents as “spelling.” “They reflect the kind of discussions and suggestions you expect. There is a total misunderstanding of the United States and China. They are written for one person [Putin] Who can’t believe what he did wrong. “
Wood added: “Russian invasion of Ukraine makes no sense. This report fits my expectations for 2016, and even more so now. There are a lot of paranoias. They believe that the United States is responsible for everything. This view is deeply rooted in Russia. In the soul of the leader.”
Trump did not respond to a request for comment.
