August 05, 2025
The Kremlin’s tale of the European bogeyman
Every few months the Kremlin likes to dust off old lies and recycle disinformation
European elections
On 6-9 June, EU citizens will elect the members of the next European Parliament. Many other elections are also taking place this year, with almost half of the world’s voters making important decisions at the ballot box. Information manipulators see elections as an opportunity to advance their own goals by smearing leaders, exploit existing political issues, sow distrust and erode the credibility in the democratic system and its institutions. We observed their tactics in previous elections: Flood the infospace with falsehoods, leak stolen information, carry out disruptive cyberattacks, and many more.
Disinformers play a long game and may use assets that have taken years to prepare. They want to weaken the EU and its member states, turn public opinion against supporting Ukraine and other democracies and divert attention from failure in their own authoritarian regimes, including suppression of independent voices.
At EUvsDisinfo, we know about foreign information manipulation and interference in the election context. We have been following different disinformation narratives, tactics, techniques and procedures for years. This section will shed light on some of them.
26 articles
July 14, 2025
The Kremlin’s self-fulfilling curse 2
On the international stage, this has been a very intense and fast-moving week, with numerous high level events and geopolitical infections points. From the escalation (and hopefully de-escalation) of the Israel-Iran conflict and US strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, to a historic NATO Summit in The Hague, to European leaders’ expected doubling down on defence and supporting Ukraine at the European Council meeting, it has all been a scramble for the Kremlin’s disinformation machinery to keep up.
April 09, 2025
TestAI generation
Pro-Kremlin outlets are focusing their attentions on the imminent German Bundestag elections, with narratives stoking tension and division in society. The patterns we highlighted in our recent article continue, and remind us of what we saw at the time of the Olympic Games and the…
November 28, 2024
New European Commission and the Kremlin’s envy and disdain
The incoming European Commission wants to militarise the EU and pursue Russia’s total defeat, according to Kremlin spin-doctors
July 31, 2024
Elections are still battlefields for a disappointed Kremlin
Seen from Moscow, most elections are scams and the idea of free and fair competition is just Western propaganda
June 24, 2024
Elections are battlefields for the Kremlin
Pro-Kremlin disinformation outlets targeted the European Parliament elections to smear leaders; sow distrust, flood the information space, drive wedges, project Russia’s own shortcomings onto the EU, and finally to dismiss the results.
June 19, 2024
Doppelganger Strikes Back: Unveiling FIMI Activities Targeting European Parliament Elections
The pro-Kremlin Doppelganger campaign continued its copycatting and reality-distorting activities during the European Parliament elections.
June 11, 2024
Elections are battlefields for the Kremlin: dismiss and drive wedges
Russian state and pro-Kremlin outlets continue attempts to leverage the results of the European Parliament elections against key leaders and the European institutions.
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