Europe & Eurasia
Tue, Sep 9, 2025
Risk assessment: Moldova’s electoral environment in 2025
Key risks include illicit funding, disinformation, and increasingly sophisticated cyber-enabled influence operations.
Tue, Aug 26, 2025
Cross-platform campaign accuses Moldova’s Sandu of meddling in Romanian elections
A network of more than 200 coordinated accounts targeted Romania in a months-long operation supporting Simion and Georgescu
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
Manufacturing reality: How pro-Russian TikTok accounts promote Donbas’s revival
On TikTok, pro-Russian accounts are attempting to craft an image of a thriving Mariupol, despite concerns from citizens on the ground.
by Iryna Adam
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
Digital occupation: Pro-Russian bot networks target Ukraine’s occupied territories on Telegram
New analysis of 3,634 automated accounts spreading pro-Russian propaganda on Telegram channels used by Ukrainian populations in occupied territories shows Russia's attempts to extend its occupation into digital spaces.
by Yuliia Dukach, Iryna Adam, and Meredith Furbish
Mon, Jul 7, 2025
Pro-Kremlin actors push multilingual biolab hoax targeting Armenia
Fabricated claims about the United States operating biolabs in Armenia were spread through a coordinated campaign across Telegram, fringe sites, and social media
Tue, Jun 17, 2025
Kremlin-affiliated outlets find digital ally in Colombia’s oldest guerrilla group
US-designated terrorist organization ELN oversees a vast digital operation that promotes pro-Kremlin and anti-US content
Tue, Jun 3, 2025
Unveiling the Russian infrastructure supporting the Moldova24 TV channel
A newly created Moldovan broadcaster claims to be independent. We uncovered a web of connections to Russian state media.
Thu, May 29, 2025
Banned, yet broadcasting: Sanctioned Belarusian state media influencing the Polish elections
Belarusian state media uses digital platforms to promote candidates and shape narratives within Poland ahead of the 2025 presidential elections.
by Givi Gigitashvili, Martyna Hoffman, Saman Nazari
Fri, May 23, 2025
Online network with French ties promotes election interference claims in Romania
A Romanian news aggregator amplifying claims of Simion’s victory is tied to a France-based company that also targeted Africa and Asia
Fri, May 16, 2025
From Bucharest to Chisinau: How pro-Kremlin networks shaped Romania’s 2025 election
Russia-aligned actors in both Romania and Moldova consolidate support for George Simion in final days of campaign.
Thu, May 15, 2025
Pro-Kremlin actors exploit USAID scrutiny to destabilize Moldova’s pre-election landscape
Multiple apparent influence campaigns using USAID cuts to promote election denialism and push for criminalization of Moldova’s ruling party
Fri, May 9, 2025
South African influencers-for-hire attack Zelenskyy for declining Victory Day ceasefire
Multiple South African X accounts linked to paid influencer marketplace also participated in previous campaign that advanced pro-Russian narratives.
by Iryna Adam
