France Exposes and Thwarts Major Russian Disinformation Campaign

France has uncovered a Russian disinformation campaign aimed at undermining Western support for Ukraine, which involved spreading pro-Russian content, impersonating media outlets and government websites, creating polarizing news websites, and coordinating fake accounts. The campaign was named Reliable Recent News and was the second wave of the Doppelgänger operation uncovered last year. The main narratives pushed by the campaign were the ineffectiveness of sanctions against Russia, alleged Russophobia of Western states, predominance of Nazi ideology among Ukrainian officials, and negative effects of welcoming Ukrainian refugees for European countries.