BERLIN, March 19 — Germany is expecting to be the target of Russian disinformation in the run-up to elections this year, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today, calling such practices “completely unacceptable”. “Targeted influence and disinformation campaigns from the Russian side (...)...
File picture shows German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas attending a news conference in Berlin, Germany, June 2, 2020. — Reuters picBERLIN, March 19 — Germany is expecting to be the target of Russian disinformation in the run-up to elections this year, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today, calling such practices “completely unacceptable”.
A report published last week by the European External Action Service named Germany as the top target in Europe for Russian disinformation campaigns and cyber activities. “We are arming ourselves against this, but of course we expect it to stop,” Maas said, calling such practices “completely unacceptable”.