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 these codewords look like spycraft.  The KGB spent 80% of its budget on desinformation in USSR times. Planting news on other supposedly neutral news outlets or influencing  movements or lobby groups via bought or compromised pp may be the meaning of 'info operation' and 'covert influence'. These would be daily routine on the old KGB playbook. 'Military procurement' looks like looking for supplies banned under sanctions. 

If USSR times teach us something, anything state-owned by Russia is suspect. If some of it is true, it may be really hard to separate RT-news from RT-spy. 

But, who knows? Given the current political situation... who do we really trust?