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Russians with Links to Infamous Troll Farm Arrested in Libya

Associated Press

   MOSCOW - A Russian think tank with links to an infamous troll farm says
   that two of its employees have been detained in Libya.

   The Foundation for the Protection of Traditional Values said in a
   statement Friday that its employees, including well-known spin doctor
   Maxim Shugaley, have been kept in custody in Libya since May. The
   think-tank did not explain the nature of the charges but insisted that
   its employees did not interfere in elections in Libya.

   The foundation is chaired by the man who has edited an English-language
   website which is part of a media empire run by President Vladimir
   Putin's ally Yevgeny Prigozhin. Prigozhin and some of his employees
   have been indicted by U.S. special investigator Robert Mueller last
   year as part of a probe into the 2016 election interference.