evidence: Vladimir Putin hardly needs to interfere in American democracy [...] President Vladimir Putin of Russia must get a kick out of spreading disinformation to Americans for its own sake. Otherwise it is hard to see why he would bother. As has episodically been the case for eight years, Washington is abuzz over allegations of Russian manipulation. The special counsel investigating President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, has charged an FBI informant with telling lies about the president that have been central to Republican efforts to impeach him; the indictment links the informant to Russian intelligence. [...] - A millennial is building America’s first nickel-cobalt refinery - Vladimir Putin hardly needs to interfere in American democracy