Alexander Malkevich, the chief of a Kremlin-backed website aimed at U.S. audiences, stands outside Grand Central Station in New York on June 16, 2018. (Tim Johnson/McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS)
WASHINGTON: A Russian-funded English-language website aimed at sowing divisions among Americans has had a vital Internet security certificate yanked, meaning US Internet users will have difficulty accessing the site.
The executive director of a California-based non-profit group that issues security certificates told McClatchy Jan 2 that the group had revoked certificates for USAReally.com, a website that was set up by a close associate of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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