The election also exposed underlying public grievances, and Maia Sandu, who ended up with 55.33% of the overall vote, only won because of strong backing from Moldovans voting from overseas.
The pro-Western opposition has refused to recognise the ruling Georgian Dream party’s win in the 26 October parliamentary election or to enter the newly elected parliament, which it calls “illegitimate”.
Freedom at Home and Abroad received funding from a well-connected U.K. firm. Then it took on JD Vance and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
A new report tracks efforts to sow discord in the United States โ even beyond Tuesday.
Recent efforts from the Slovakian parliament have โalleviated some of the Commissionโs concerns,โ a European Commission spokesperson said.
The incident exacerbates party division.
Ukrainian deputy Oleksandr Merezhko sparked a stern online backlash after publicly warning about the threat posed by what he described as a growing far-right movement in Ukrainian society. Ukraineโs far-right fringe remains a sensitive topic in the wa…
Every administration has to readjust to respond to world events, but the Israel-Hamas conflict has been particularly disruptive to Bidenโs other foreign policy efforts.
Ukrainian president to present โvictory planโ to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump and attend UN general assembly sessions. What we know on day 943Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the US on Sunday for a crucial visit to present Kyivโs plan to end…
Suspected Russian propaganda operation prompts calls to force UK-registered news sites to reveal ownershipFake news websites registered in the UK and made to resemble trusted British outlets are allegedly spreading disinformation about western companie…
Proposed rate increase to reduce public deficit derided by booksellers, publishers and pro-Russia groupsSlovakiaโs populist government has announced plans to drastically raise value-added tax (VAT) on books to help fix its public finances, drawing cond…
When the dust settles, will the Westโs media coverage get a passing grade, or will we find, at times, we allowed our sympathy for the Ukrainian cause to overlook matters we shouldnโt?
When the dust settles, will the Westโs media coverage get a passing grade, or will we find, at times, we allowed our sympathy for the Ukrainian cause to overlook matters we shouldnโt?
A false claim circulating on social media that Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris left a 13-year-old girl paralysed after an alleged hit-and-run is the work of a covert Russian disinformation operation, according to Microsoft.
As attempted foreign interference in elections continues to evolve, so does the response to it. Officials are grappling with questions of how to hold bad actors accountable while preserving trust in the system.
The US filed money-laundering charges against two employees of Russian state media network RT for what officials said was a scheme to hire an American company to produce online content to influence the 2024 presidential election.
The U.S. Justice Department has seized more than 30 web domains that it said were part of a broader, ongoing, surreptitious effort by the Russian government to influence the 2024 U.S. election and American public opinion, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Groups seeking the former presidentโs favor have highlighted pro-Russian Hungarian leaders and talking points.
Russians who still share Western values are being told to choose sides and support their warring homeland or risk being victimised by the West, in the same way that Telegram boss Pavel Durov was supposedly victimised by being arrested in France.
Ukrainian President dismissed Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk after a top pilot died in an aerial battle on Monday.
Bratislava has discreetly withdrawn temporary protection from Artyom Marchevskyy, a Ukrainian-Israeli businessman linked to the pro-Russian influence network Voice of Europe after he fled to Slovakia from the Czech Republic in April.
The FBI earlier this month searched the homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media, including a former United Nations weapons inspector and an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Russian propaganda has actively spread many fakes about the EU and European leadership to demoralise Ukrainians but failed to influence their pro-European intentions.
Racking up millions of views, pro-Russian accounts on X have falsely accused President Volodymyr Zelensky’s wife of using โฌ4.5 million of Western military aid to buy the latest Bugatti model while visiting Paris. The posts cite a deepfake of a Bugatti…
Russia said on Tuesday June) (25 it was banning access inside Russia to the broadcasts of 81 different media outlets from the European Union including Agence France-Presse and Politico in retaliation for a similar EU ban on several Russian media outlets.
From Trump to Wilders, from a lack of money to a lack of air defense systems, the next NATO secretary-general will have a busy time.
We made our own group of the most outlandish MEPs coming to the new European Parliament.
There’s been a rise in the last few months of Russian-linked disinformation sites that look misleadingly like real news outlets. These may look like regular print news websites, but the content is AI-generated with a pro-Russian narrative looking to i…
Flemish far-right frontman Tom Van Grieken battles to break up Belgium.
We examined 16 European Parliament resolutions critical of Russia โ and identified EU lawmakers who have consistently shown their true colors.
The European Union’s disinformation-busting team last month debunked a Russian-language video on YouTube that said citizens were fleeing dictatorship in EU member Poland and seeking refuge in Belarus, a close ally of Moscow.
French police arrested three people on Monday after five empty coffins wrapped in French flags with the words “French soldiers from Ukraine” written on them were found near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday (1 June).
The Belgian prosecutor says the employee played a ‘significant role’ in a suspected Russian propaganda operation which infiltrated the European Parliament.
Investigation centers on claims MEPs were paid to promote Russian propaganda via the Voice of Europe website.
A parliamentary employeeโs home and offices raided amid accusations they were โpaid to promote Russian propagandaโBelgiumโs federal prosecutorโs office has said that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European parliament…
The EU has imposed sanctions on the news website Voice of Europe and two businessmen connected to it, officials said on Monday, extending penalties imposed by the Czech Republic which says the outlet spreads Russian propaganda.
The AfD has been hit by scandals, including potential connections to China and Russia.
On the eve of the EU election, France’s National Rally party sees it as too risky to team up with Alternative for Germany.
The deepening ties between Russia and Hungary canโt be allowed to go unchecked any longer.
Growing anti-Western rhetoric comes as the U.S. mulls sanctions over the government’s controversial Russia-style clampdown on civil society.
Researcher uncovers vast Facebook campaign and accuses Meta of โlack of willingnessโ to counter itThe stories are doom-laden, laced with vitriolic sneers about Emmanuel Macron, Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Ursula von der Leyen. Ukrainians are โready to depo…
The outlets include Voice of Europe, which was foiled as a Russian influence operation by Czech secret services in March.
On Thursday (16 May), German authorities searched the premises of Petr Bystron, a top candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany in June’s EU election, to investigate alleged bribes by Russian officials.
Four Russian state media outlets will be added to the European Union’s blacklist, while other measures for the 14th sanctions package against Moscow are still in the early stages of discussion following a meeting of EU ambassadors on Wednesday (15 May).
Autocrats see restraint and caution as signs of weakness; they see strength in resolve.
Alleged pro-Russian influence operation was seen as an attempt to interfere in the June EU election.
POLITICOโs guide to key European lawmakers to pay attention to in the run-up to EU election June 6-9.
After being accused of receiving money through a Russian propaganda network, German far-right lead candidate Maximilian Krah (AfD) is now involved in another scandal, with one of his staff members being detained for spying for China.
Jean-Noรซl Barrot says propaganda via social media and fake websites may distort EU election resultsFrance is being โpoundedโ by Russian disinformation that could distort the result of the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, Franceโs minister for Europ…
Pro-Kremlin network “Doppelganger” is buying Facebook ads to spread divisive content on social media site ahead of EU election.
The outlet Voice of Europe, allegedly involved in a pro-Russian propaganda network, has restarted operations, hosted in Kazakhstan after it was sanctioned by the Czech Republic last month, Euractivโs data shows.ย
“They have never made a secret of their admiration for the democracy despiser in the Kremlin,” von der Leyen said.
Moscow’s “objectives are clear,” said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo.
The Belgian federal prosecutor has opened an investigation into EU lawmakers accused of receiving payments for spreading pro-Russian propaganda.
With the upcoming European election, the Continentโs national governments, Europol and all relevant agencies should be ready to counter the likely uptick in Russian intelligence targeting Europe.
Latvian lawmaker Tatjana ลฝdanoka faces sanctions after breaching the MEPs’ code of conduct.
In an exclusive interview, the president of Ukraine talks about his outreach to Trump, stalled Ukraine aid and Russiaโs growing influence in the U.S.
At least nine injured in strikes on region, with industrial facility among targets, official says; Russia has attacked up to 80% of Ukraineโs conventional power plants, says energy minister. What we know on day 776See all our Ukraine war coverageRussia…
The European Parliament is “looking into allegations” that some of its members were paid by a Russian propaganda network foiled earlier this week by Czech authorities, its press services confirmed to Euronews.
Pro-Kremlin website spread propaganda and “paid” European politicians, top European officials said.
Russian disinformation has created a fraudulent RFI report, insinuating that “Ukrainian soldiers sent for tuberculosis treatment in France” are responsible for France’s recent rebound in the disease. Meanwhile, French authorities just took down a fake…
Polish and Czech police say network used Russian money and popular website to push anti-Ukraine narratives.
Polish and Czech police say network used Russian money and popular website to push anti-Ukraine narratives.
Prague and Brussels collaborated to smash “Russian influence operation.”
Western sanctions and their effectiveness are one of the favourite topics of Russian propaganda, demonstrating both the importance for the Kremlin of managing this narrative and the real impact sanctions are having on the Russian economy.
Prime Minister Robert Ficoโs first steps since returning to power have set off familiar alarm bells in Brussels.
The EU previously said that Jozef Hambรกlek trained members of his biker club for “active combat in Ukraine.”
While starting at the grassroots level, the protests have been keenly exploited by Russia to sow division and undermine popular support for Ukraineโs defense.
In October 2023, a Serbian national working with Russia’s security agency met with Members of the European Parliament.
Moscow’s espionage coup has divided Western allies, discredited Scholz and hampered Kyiv’s push for weapons.
German military officials also discussed possible targets including the Kerch Bridge linking Russia and occupied Crimea, according to media reports.
On 18 March 2016, Russian dissident Alexei Navalny participated in a live TV debateย with Vladimir Pozner,ย one ofย Russiaโs most famousย journalists, on the issue of media censorship.
As reported in Wednesday’s edition of Truth of Fake, FRANCE 24 has been the victim of a deepfake. The video in question, which manipulates an extract from one of our French-language news bulletins by using artificial intelligence to simulate the prese…
A report from French authorities outlined a Russian disinformation network including at least 193 sites.
While former Fox News host Tucker Carlsonโs interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin is yet to be aired, his pilgrimage to Moscow is already a major propaganda victory for the Kremlin.
Since Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has accused Ukraine of being a neo-Nazi state — with President Zelensky and his government often targeted as sympathisers. A video by a German โwhistleblowerโ accuses the Ukrainian president of buying a form…
Ukrainian embassy says conferences with speakers including Putin ally Alexander Dugin are a โprovocationโRussia-Ukraine war โ latest news updatesA series of events accused of spreading Russian propaganda in Italy have sparked a row in the country, with…
The last major prisoner exchange was in August, but Ukrainian families are getting calls from POWs held by Russia asking them to protest against the Ukrainian government.
Russia’s embassy in Yerevan denounced Thursday (21 December) the temporary suspension of Russian broadcaster Sputnik’s local branch over “offensive” comments a presenter made about Armenia on air.
The Russian opposition has expressed its desire to cooperate with Ukraine since the war started. It is now time to accept this offer and pool efforts.
The period of euphoria propelled by major military victories and territorial advances is over. So, too, is the period of grandiose promises by Ukrainian officials.
A major advertiser in Bulgaria announced that it will stop โcooperationโ with a news website singled out as โproblematicโ, ahead of the publication of a report according to which global brands are sending $2.6 billion to misinformation websites each ye…
Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk announced his first visit to the United States later this week.
Lachlan Murdoch and two reporters granted a meeting in Ukrainian president’s office.
Those growing tired of the war in Ukraine surely ‘don’t want to wake up in a world tomorrow where there will be less freedom,’ Andrii Yermak tells POLITICO.
Zelenskiy announces criminal inquiry after Ukrainian soldiers die in missile strike, reportedly during medal ceremony; Ukraine hits Russian warshipSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Ukrainian army has confirmed soldiers from its 128th Mountain …
Russian leader mocks Europe’s insect issues while scoffing at new round of sanctions.
Moldova blocked access to the websites of major Russian news media including the Interfax and TASS news agencies on Monday (30 October), accusing them of taking part in an information war against the country.
The White House is stressing that weapons for Ukraine are being made in the US But will it work?
Russian propaganda is linking the current bedbug outbreak in Paris to Ukrainian refugees. To “prove” this false narrative, pro-Russian accounts on social media are sharing fabricated French media publications from Le Figaro, Libรฉration and Contrepoint…
Moscow on Tuesday (3 October) summoned Moldova’s ambassador to protest against what it called “politically-motivated persecution” of Russian-language media in the pro-Western country.
Ukrainians hit back at SpaceX chief over ‘Vein Popping Guy’ meme.
Canada’s Hunka scandal is a demonstration of how when history is complicated, it can be a gift to propagandists who exploit the appeal of simplicity.
As Slovakia heads toward parliamentary elections on Saturday, the country has been flooded with disinformation, ranging from pro-Russian propaganda, lies about the situation in Ukraine and the spread of anti-migrant hate speech.
Musk is told his platform, now known as X, must comply with new laws designed to combat fake news and Russian propagandaThe EU has issued a warning to Elon Musk to comply with sweeping new laws on fake news and Russian propaganda, after X โ formerly kn…
New York Times investigators say evidence suggests stray Ukrainian rocket missed its target and killed 15 people.
Thousands of supporters of a pro-Russian Czech opposition party gathered in Prague on Saturday (16 September) to protest against the country’s centre-right government, criticising its economic management and military support for Ukraine.
Slovak elections this month could see the EU member change course on Ukraine, analysts said, with polls suggesting the next prime minister could be Robert Fico, a Kremlin-friendly populist.
Moscow is quietly cracking down on the countryโs last independent observers.
German prosecutors said on Monday (21 August) they searched the home of two pro-Kremlin activists under suspicion that they violated a law that regulates the production and transfer of war weapons.
