Russian propaganda has now also appeared on Greek websites. As the SKAI report revealed, they look like news websites of the Greek internet which in practice, however, spread Russian propaganda.

“We found websites that are linked to Greece. At least 2 or 3 in number. One of the most active websites we found in our study is Greek. These are supposed to be authentic websites of networks in, for example, the USA or Africa, however, in reality they were republishing propaganda supported by the Russian regime. There were also some sites in our study with the ending “.gr”. Therefore, we definitely found a footprint in Greece” said the Bret Schaferresearcher at the German Marshall Fund.

American research identified 400 websites serving Russian propaganda which republish texts of the prohibited in Europe and USA state network Russia Today, among them also Greek.

“There are hundreds of Russian media websites as well as fake social media accounts spreading Russian fake news. Right now as we speak there is Russia-Gate in the European Parliament where officials or members of the parliament may have been recruited by the Russian intelligence services” argued the Joseph Fitsanakisprofessor of Information Studies in the US.

Yes, yes in view of the European elections Russian propaganda and the Kremlin’s disinformation operations are intensifying. In the last two years, the European Cyber ​​Security Agency has included disinformation operations among the most serious threats on the Internet.

“We have seen too many incidents with the Russian side trying to steer the outcome of various operations and give the wrong impression that the war is going very well for Russia. We recently did a paper exercise with the European Parliament, with the member states to protect the system responsible for conducting the European elections,” said Apostolis Malatras, an official of the European cyber security service.

However, it is not only Russia that conducts disinformation operations aimed at the West. Recent research by the University of Toronto revealed network of fake websites that reproduce Beijing propaganda.

“We found that the network was run by a public relations company in Shenzhen City. The disinformation and targeted attacks were aimed at targeting critics of Beijing.” he says Alberto Vitale Citizen Lab researcher at the University of Toronto

In addition, in the last month Chinese espionage networks have been exposed in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. “I think Europe is starting to realize that the Chinese intelligence services are operating in Europe not only to gather information but to influence public opinion and elections. It is clear that the European elections are an area of ​​interest for China” pointed out Nick Efthymiadis, former CIA official.