A major role watched as mean for the rest of europe and for elections and all the you countries. And why does it seem so easy for russia to undermine your ups confidence in democracy the this is ronald not talk to a small town in eastern slovakia, is just an hours drive from the border with ukraine. Were russia, its waging its war. Know where it has to slow back in election, been for more fiercely then in provence, this like this. Today, the extreme rights Republican Party is Holding Around a hand out chocolate to the public. Along with lots of anti western propaganda, milan, missouri. I can send you a policy alone, a koreans against the european union, nato and them are, comes the pensioners cant afford to keep their apartments. Young families are fleeing abroad because they cant make a living here. And were feeding american soldiers make going to be met ahmed. It is a message that hits home many here are disappointed with politicians and brought his lava and brussels. They complained about the rising food and energy prices. And the question western support for ukraine is that the way no more is will be both sides are to blame for the wing are going to, is it will be thats what i think, or maybe both sides i be with the media only tells us one part if you only publish what suits you out of that, this will will end eventually. Im not afraid of russia. Opinions like these or no surprise to me, kayla rich cova. She runs the Info Security project which aims to detect and expose russian this information. In slovakia, our informational space started to form in like 2014 because of the crimea christmas civil annexation of crimea. And now it says it is really huge. It is fixed and complex. There are many upstairs. It is closest it or, you know, want to know if theres media, which are just the websites that are spreading full square right chips, this information for us and for, for the mainly became and which provides to us. There are thousands. So facebook pages spreading pro russian narratives. Theyre also nearly 300. 00 websites of post as online use outlets. She shows us the page of the classmates profit, a popular conservative portal that tends to publish and use it to the last year cloud and its probably made headlines. One of its alters was secrets the film, talking to a russian intelligence officer. The video shows him accepting, deprived in return for allegedly spreading professional propaganda, demand was sentenced to a fine and probation, and the website was blocked, but only temporarily. We wants to talk to those responsible, so we go to the address list, its for the publisher. But there is nobody, their neighbors say its long been abandoned. No one was fond story inquiries, and the phone number given on the side isnt working. The number you have dialed does not exist. Instead, we visit the need and the real newspaper that published the media. All the bright, its editor in chief matthews coast only says the fact that the fear had no real consequences shows how vulnerable slovak at ease to outside interference. And it shows that even the courts is like, you dont understand the situation that there is a, there is a special more going on in slovakia and russians are fighting them more for me and for the country. And russia is the enemy and they are not able to understand them. This is very serious. For russian propaganda has also been spread by prominent politicians, where campaigning, they regularly repeated slogans usually heard from the kremlin among them as well, but seats. So the leader of the left wing nationalist party smith spoke out against arms deliveries to ukraine and against fathers sanctions on russia. At the press conference drop the before the election. We ask him this. What are you promoting russians with a gun to do . Think it makes too popular. Show new that tape and why dont you give us the right to have our own opinion about the war and ukraine . Money that we are not obliged to repeat the rhetoric of the United States of america or western europe remedies, keith oliver was up on that it would all be seats. So did well with this message during the contain, especially in towns and villages away from the capital where the economic consequences of the war and the queen are particularly noticeable to go and see my adult thing as ukrainians have money. And they have no problem buying anything nashville, because a lot of us have trouble buying honey because they cant afford it and the ukrainians come and collect a lot of money. Not telling you so most of all, some here schools claims and sledges in slovakia decreasing and came here fleeing the war we meter and the market in the city of cushions of the country it has taken in more than 100000 to queens but many who dont believe that you crave. Thats the big too. All i plugged on the what was the propaganda . Certainly what. And they dont know much about ukraine when you knew about that propaganda works. Like on the they believe russia was the older brother get back again. Nicky. Be stuck, she brought me tell you that resist come by and the and for Security Platform are trying to work out why for russian this information is taking hold. In slovakia there is to come on history with the rest of the separation of course with the soviet union. And so the kremlin is pushing this narrative even today. That of russia is our swapping brother and its really working because people have this memory of the common history with the soviet union. They are looking good at of some kind of golden iraq. This is especially true for older slovaks who look back fondly on those times. And feel this illusion, dep outs life in the european union. Meanwhile, most coast and the sea and perhaps as loved by as one of the use most exits when it comes to spreading and type western messaging. So far there is no evidence of direct rushing into feelings and so back in elections. But many liberal politicians are being targeted by this information. This is the headquarters of progressive slovakia and liberal pro european party. Its candidates has space, especially tough campaign. It takes, including this deep stake media, which may team appear to announce a mass of rise in deer prices. The dust is cuz we sent you 20 p via today and the drastic increasing beer price is, will be 1. 00 of the 1st things a government led by us will implement its equal. They have a lot of naturalist programs. Even influence comes out of you. It was a clumsy fate, but me hard. She match golf progressive slovak yeah, takes the issue seriously. What has to be . What would you do to contract . Well, what we do well try to basically refutes that which is and all these live know be slower against our party. But most importantly, were trying to run a positive campaign from the very strong were trying to talk about the kind of positive vision for the country. Then we that we envisage in our manifesto. When election day finally arrives, voters weight in long lines to custard ballots. Many rep just love us, seem to be worried about the direction in which their country is having the image and thats always good. We know that there are various hybrid operations going on. So lock yeah, thanks to for an influence is and as a, even though we have the freedom to vote while its clear, we are also quite influenced by these manipulations and they would also need to be back to me to head. I mean, im let me pull up here and well split metal can im because the last few years ive shown that democracy isnt as secure as we thought, fellow election life at the party headquarters. There is an anxious wait for results because she mentioned that liberals are a young party. But in the final campaigns, friends, they managed to position themselves as favorites, including with clear commitments to ukraine. Instead of you, victor, we would be a blow to 14. Well, 1st of all, we need so hell a blow to go to is ukraine and his army. And of course the supports of ukraine including slovakia. And thats regardless of how the selection plays out. One supports closed expense projections are released. The next year is due to the liberals or inspect the hat, but matching the quite see cool, represents the party in the European Parliament remains cautious. The site looks positive, but its still on the exit clue. So well have to see the final results. But it also very humbling. I have to say after months and months of work and campaign which was sadly, also quite, i dont want to dominate the thought, the slide polluted by. Lots of new fi formation and thats a 2 and hybrid more by 3rd 5. These meanwhile snare party, headquarters populous candidates, robots feed, so ease in speaking to the media. The projections are on what he hoped for. But as denied goes on things take a turn. As more votes are counted, it becomes clear thats feed, so strategy will win him the election of the next day, he appears to williamson before the press. He announces what lies have including talks on forming a government. When asked about the warning ukraine feed, so says he wants peace stokes, and that slow box have bigger problems. Then ukraine critics could assume thats a to victory. So when somebody move, which means that i mean you, you mommys, you have these is no one is directing us from the outside. We dont have a donor list. And as is the case with other parties all malibu anymore, no ones coming here to tell us what we should or shouldnt do. So please respect us. Were disagreeing on some things and moment after all. Thats the essence of democracy. What, okay, whats the democrats . You see to speak to recruit, have far reaching consequences, including for ukraine in ease. So the door and seat at a conference and abrupt and slab out. We ask this information expert because a lot who hits cobalt about the Upcoming Elections in poland and bulgaria and next year as you are p and elections, will they see similar this information contains during the discussions with our colleagues. So we really see some similar trends of the other countries are also struggling with the gaming public trusts in the institutions as a some actors leica, also politicians about the ultimate of media and social media access as well are continuously undermining these trust the political situation in slovakia shows the consequences of a long term. This Information Campaign expos, say russian efforts to manipulates democracies will continue and even increase. 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