How Bulgaria’s Endless Political Crisis Became Russia’s Most Promising Opportunity in the EU
Bulgaria goes to the polls on April 19 in its eighth snap election since 2021 — and the outcome could reshape the country’s relationship with […]
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Blame Ukraine, Win Votes: Inside Orbán’s Attempt to Turn a Serbian Gas Pipeline Scare into a Campaign Weapon
An explosives find near a gas pipeline in Serbia days before Hungary’s election briefly appeared to hand Viktor Orbán a political lifeline. Within 24 hours,
Vance in Budapest: How Pro-Kremlin Media Turned a Campaign Visit into an Anti-Ukraine Narrative
US Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Budapest on April 7 to openly endorse Viktor Orbán ahead of Hungary’s April 12 parliamentary elections broke with
Bulgaria Turns to EU Mechanisms to Fight Foreign Interference Before Elections
The request is notable because EU member states do not often publicly seek this kind of support before a national election. According to the reported
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Pro-Fidesz Media Narratives Analysis In Context of Alleged Russian Operation Inside Hungary’s Election
With Hungary’s April 12 vote three weeks away and Fidesz trailing in the polls for the first time in years, Moscow has deployed political strategists,
Russia’s Pre-Election Playbook in Bulgaria: Five Narratives, One Goal
As Bulgarians prepare to vote for the ninth time in five years, a group of pro-Kremlin outlets is running an aggressive information campaign yet, not
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Russia Is Already Poisoning AI Systems With Propaganda, Investigator Warns
Investigative journalist Hristo Grozev has cautioned that disinformation operations are shifting away from social media platforms towards artificial intelligence systems, naming Bulgaria as one of
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Hungary Turned to Moscow to Keep Fico’s Coalition in Power Before Slovakia’s 2020 Election
A leaked phone call shows that Budapest sought Kremlin assistance to influence Slovakia’s parliamentary vote — and that the request came directly from Prime Minister
Russia Targets Ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia in Psyop Ahead of Hungary’s April Vote
Ukraine’s Security Service says it has uncovered a large-scale Russian disinformation operation targeting the ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia—the latest in a series of Kremlin
Bulgaria at Crossroads: How April Elections Could Open Door to Pro-Russian Revanche
Bulgaria goes to the polls for the eighth time in five years — and this time, a Russophile former president is making a bid for
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Kremlin Endorses Covert Plan to Keep Orbán in Power Before Hungary’s Vote – Media
With Hungary’s April 12 vote weeks away, Moscow has quietly mobilised its election interference machinery — this time to ensure its closest EU ally stays
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Russia’s Playbook for Hungary: Inside the Kremlin’s Plan to Shape the April Vote
The Kremlin has dispatched a team of political technologists and intelligence operatives to Budapest with a single objective: ensure Viktor Orbán wins Hungary’s April 12
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