Source: Christian Science Monitor
by staff
“Even as the European Union works to bolster economic and defense support for Ukraine, the continent is confronting increasing Russian aggression on a different battlefield: the online frontier. Over the past year, the Kremlin has intensified its disinformation campaigns in an attempt to weaken Europe’s democratic pillars of truth and civic trust. As the main target of these intensified attacks, France is at the forefront of efforts to document and debunk these claims. ‘The more outspoken France has become about Russia, the more it is targeted,’ The Economist reported April 8. It documented multiple instances in which false claims on social media were launched almost immediately after French President Emmanuel Macron expressed support for Ukraine or European rearmament.” (04/10/26)