Russia 'attempted to influence S cottish independence referendum’

Good morning,

An investigation has found that Russia attempted to influence the Scottish independence referendum but not the Brexit vote, according to reports.

A long-awaited probe into alleged Russian interference in British democracy, due to be published on Tuesday, found "credible open-source commentary that Russia undertook to influence the campaign on Scottish independence" in 2014.

The paper said the report by MPs and peers described the Kremlin's role in the vote that could have split the UK as "the first post-Soviet interference in a Western democratic election".

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