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Latest news Ukraine

EU targets Russian intelligence with first-ever disinformation sanctions

The new measures against Russian disinformation represent a significant shift in how the European bloc confronts modern security threats that extend beyond traditional warfare.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Latest news Ukraine

UK sanctions Kremlin-backed Social Design Agency over Ukraine disinformation campaign

Britain targeted a Russian disinformation network with sanctions against six entities and individuals involved in creating fake news websites targeting Ukraine.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

NATO representative in Ukraine: Russia escalates hybrid attacks against Alliance

NATO's senior representative in Ukraine, Patrick Turner, revealed that Russia's increased use of sabotage, cyberattacks, and other hybrid tactics against the West will not stop the Alliance from backing Ukraine and countering these aggressive actions.

byOlena Mukhina

EU Commission aims to send €3bn annually for Ukraine from frozen Russian assets

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Latest news Ukraine

EU targets Russian hybrid threats with fresh sanctions framework

The new sanctions regime targets such threats as electoral interference, economic sabotage, disinformation, and cyber activities that undermine EU security and values.

byYuri Zoria

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian propaganda falsely claims Ukrainian involvement in terrorist training in Syria

Russian disinformation campaigns continue, now spreading false allegations that Ukrainian instructors are training terrorists in Syria.

byOlena Mukhina

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Hybrid War

Operation “Doppelganger”: what the FBI knows about Russia’s latest fake news assault on Ukraine

Fake Fox News and Washington Post, crypto, AI, and 2,800 influencers to cause "nuclear psychosis": meet Russia's fresh strategy to undermine support for Ukraine

byBenjamin Looijen

5 ways Russia is trying to sway US elections

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Analysis

5 ways Russia is trying to sway 2024 US elections

Federal officials have sanctioned RT executives as investigation reveals $10 million funneled to a Tennessee firm for pro-Russian content, exposing one of Moscow's sophisticated election interference tactics.

byPrecious Chatterje-Doody

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Latest news Ukraine

Russia conducts large-scale psychological warfare in Europe, FBI dossier reveals

The FBI-obtained documents reveal Russia's extensive disinformation campaign aimed at winning over Europeans' hearts and minds, which entails manipulating UK, Italian, French and German officials, influencers and journalists.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Latest news Ukraine

AFP: US imposes sanctions on Russian RT outlet for attempts to interfere 2024 elections

The US Treasury Department described Simonyan as a "central figure" in Russia’s malign influence campaigns, while RT has dismissed the accusations as unfounded.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine’s Security Service warns that Russian FSB is about to stage war crimes to blame Ukraine

The SBU states that Russian propaganda is creating and spreading various fake news that have no basis in reality.

byBohdan Ben

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Latest news Ukraine

US Department of Justice uncovers Russian AI-powered disinformation network on X

US authorities have seized domain names and searched nearly 1,000 X accounts linked to a sophisticated Russian disinformation operation.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

The Insider: Leaked documents expose Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns in West

Russia's foreign intelligence agency Project Kylo aims to exploit fear and uncertainty to sway Western audiences against their governments and support for Ukraine, according to leaked documents.

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

Expert: Russia’s informational attacks target EU elections and Global Peace Summit

Russians have concentrated 60% of their efforts on convincing Europeans of their narratives, a Ukrainian expert said.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

AP: Russian-backed digital assaults surge in Europe, targeting election services

In recent months, a number of digital attacks, many linked to Russian-backed groups, have doubled in European countries…

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Bloomberg: France pushes for new EU sanctions targeting Russian disinformation machine

As the EU prepares for parliamentary elections in June, countering the increasing flood of Russian fakes has become a top priority for the bloc.

byOlena Mukhina

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Latest news Ukraine

Belgium investigates Russian interference in EU election campaign

Belgian intelligence services have uncovered evidence of Russian influence groups meddling in European elections to bolster pro-Russian narratives and candidates, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo announced today.

byBenjamin Looijen

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Latest news Ukraine

SBU exposes FSB-backed disinformation group linked to Moscow-affiliated church in Kyiv

The SBU has uncovered one of the largest FSB-backed disinformation operations in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.

byIryna Voichuk

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Latest news Ukraine

Center for Countering Disinformation: Russia spreads fake threats to Hungarians in Ukraine

Ethnic Hungarians in Ukraine have received fake text threats allegedly from "Ukrainian nationalists" calling on them to "get out of Ukraine." However, the accounts use codes of mobile operators from Kazakhstan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kyrgyzstan.

byMaria Tril

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Opinion

West needs to catch up with Ukraine on fighting Russian disinformation

After a decade of battling Kremlin disinformation, Ukraine forged effective tools that lagging Western nations now need to adopt

byJakub KalenskýandbyRoman Osadchuk

Latest news Ukraine

Ukraine: Disinfo campaign planned in Western media targeting Ukrainian leadership

Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation has issued a warning about an upcoming disinformation campaign by foreign media. Western journalists with prior Russian experience are suspected of planning to spread false information about Ukraine's leadership to divide society.

byYuri Zoria