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Speaking at a press conference in London on March 22, Russia’s Ambassador to Britain, Alexander Yakovenko, said his country had no links with Cambridge Analytica, a British data firm involved in harvesting Facebook users’ personal information.Likewise, Cambridge Analytica denies any ties with Russia. The firm’s CEO Alexander Nix, who is now suspended, told the British investigators, "We've never worked with a Russian organization in Russia or any other country, and we don't have any relationship with Russia or Russian individuals."U.K. -- Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica arrives at the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London, March 20, 2018 - can use as video screen grabHowever, between 2014 and 2016, Cambridge Analytica repeatedly communicated and held at least three business meetings with representatives of the Russian oil giant Lukoil. The Russians specifically requested and received from Cambridge Analytica information regarding the use of social media and data to target American voters.While the SCL Group, a British political and defense contractor, and its affiliate Cambridge Analytica denied the talks were political in nature, a company founder told the New York Times, Lukoil was interested in data to tailor messaging to American voters."Lukoil has been on the U.S. list of Russian entities targeted for Ukraine-related sanctions since September 2014.In November 2000
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