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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Moldova Cuts Last Institutional Tie to Russia’s Orbit as Sandu Signs CIS Exit Decrees
Moldova has formalised its withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States, with President Maia Sandu signing the relevant decrees on April 8–9, 2026. The signing
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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
Russia Threatens Retaliation Against Baltic States for Supposedly Letting Ukraine Use Their Airspace
Russia has threatened Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania with retaliation over claims they deliberately opened their airspace to Ukrainian drone strikes — claims the Baltic states
Russia Turns Ukrainian Drone Incidents in Finland Into a Propaganda Operation
A series of Ukrainian drone incidents in Finland has handed Russia a ready-made propaganda script, one its state media and European proxies have been running
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Lavrov French TV Interview Distorted to Fit Kremlin Narrative
The controversy emerged after an interview given by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to French TV host Léa Salamé aired on France 2. What
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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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Sweden’s Alternative Sites That Disseminate Russian Narratives: Same Kremlin Story, Different Voices
A group of “alternative” online outlets in Sweden systematically amplifies Russian narratives and disinformation, demonises the West, and delegitimises Ukraine. Russia’s propaganda machine does not
Secret EU Files at Risk: AfD’s Russia Alignment Raises Alarm Among European Diplomats
Access by Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party to thousands of restricted EU documents has sparked serious concern among European diplomats and lawmakers about potential
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From Donbas to Narva: Russia Resurrects the “People’s Republic” Script on NATO’s Doorstep
A coordinated pro-Russian campaign is casting Estonia’s third-largest city as a separatist entity, spreading calls for sabotage and armed resistance, while Estonia’s intelligence service warns
Fault Lines: How Pro-Kremlin Media Are Using Iran, Hungary and Ukraine to Tear the West Apart
Pro-Kremlin proxy outlets across Europe are running a coordinated campaign to drive a wedge between the United States and its allies—using the Iran war, Hungary’s