ARCHIVES

Spotlight | France, Romania, Russia
AdNow exposed: How Romania became a test lab for Russian interference in the West

The demonstration on 25 November in Bucharest against Calin Georgescu, winner of the first round of the Romanian presidential election the day before. A demonstrator holds up a satirical image depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin breastfeeding the presidential candidate.
The demonstration on 25 November in Bucharest against Calin Georgescu, winner of the first round of the Romanian presidential election the day before. A demonstrator holds up a satirical image depicting Russian President Vladimir Putin breastfeeding the presidential candidate. © Daniel Mihailescu/AFP

Intelligence Online and a Bucharest-based media outlet can reveal that Romania has become a testing ground in Europe for Russian information manipulation. Through a network of Russia-backed Romanian operators, the Kremlin is now behind a push to get its preferred presidential candidate elected.

Free access Information wars

Sign up for real-time alerts and be notified of new editions!  

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!