Summary:

- The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted two employees of the Russian state-controlled media organization RT (formerly Russia Today) for covertly funding and directing a U.S. company that published thousands of social media posts and articles.
- The indictment alleges that the two RT employees, Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov and Natalia Valeryevna Burlinova, used the U.S. company to spread pro-Russian propaganda and interfere in U.S. political processes.
- The case highlights the ongoing efforts by Russia to manipulate and influence public discourse in the U.S. through the use of covert operations and the exploitation of social media platforms.