Support for Ukraine is becoming a target of hybrid attacks across the EU
Throughout 2026, warnings regularly appeared in the European information space that Russia was preparing new hybrid operations against NATO countries. Those warnings were not unfounded. Western intelligence services have repeatedly said that Moscow uses sabotage, cyberattacks and information campaigns as tools of political pressure on the West. In the second…
Why Eastern Germany has again become a target of Russia’s hybrid operation
In July 2026, the German-speaking segments of X, TikTok and Bluesky were hit by a wave of professionally fabricated content: short, fast-paced videos dressed in the graphics and lower-thirds of leading European outlets — Der Spiegel, ZDF and Eurostat. In one clip produced with deepfake technology, “journalists” claimed that the…
Russia is infiltrating the EU with its radical agents from African countries
The case of prominent Pan-African activist Kemi Seba could become one of the most illustrative examples of how influence networks established by Russia in Africa may now be used against Europe itself. On 16 April 2026, the Associated Press reported that Kemi Seba was detained in Pretoria by South African…
How the EU’s post-covid recovery fund lost €5 billion due to inadequate auditing
Large-scale fraud involving the EU’s post-COVID recovery fund has been under close scrutiny from journalists and the European public for an extended period. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) was established to support the recovery of European countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Hundreds of billions of euros were intended…
Slovenia has proved vulnerable to the threat of Russian espionage
The car accident involving Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar in late July 2026 raised a number of questions not only regarding the organisation of her security but also concerning potential shortcomings and significant counterintelligence gaps in the protection of the head of state. The incident attracted additional attention because the…