How Russia Openly Escalated Its Election Interference Efforts NYT | Top Stories By: Steven Lee Myers and Julian E. Barnes 8 November 2024 at 00:56 The Kremlin did not bother to hide its efforts to influence the 2024 presidential election, as it did in the past. © Nanna Heitmann for The New York TimesPresident Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has long brushed aside accusations of interference or even interest in the outcome of American presidential politics.