A major role watched as mean for the rest of europe and for elections and other e u countries. And why does it seem so easy for russia to undermine europes confidence in democracy . The this is rod. No, its not the top floor. A small town in eastern slovakia. Its 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 provinces like this. Today, the extreme rights Republican Party is holding a really hand out chocolate to the public. Along with lots of anti western propaganda, milan, missouri, i can send you a property 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 waiting room was, will be both sides are to blame for the wing, are going to, it will be to me, thats what i think or maybe both sides i be with the media only tells us one part 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 can letters which cover. She runs the Info Security project which aims to detect and expose russian this information. In slovakia, our conformational space started to form in like 2014 because of the crime expressed as an extension of crimea. And to now it says it is really huge. It is big and complex. There are many upstairs and this closest 5th or, you know, want to go through not just media, which are just the websites that are spreading full square right to 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 online use outlets. She shows us the page of the class miss profit, a popular conservative portal that for tends to published use it to the last year. Loudness probably made headlines. One of its outsource was secrets the phone talking to a russian intelligence officer. The video shows him accepting, deprived in return for allegedly spreading freshman football game. The man 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 a band and no one responds to already inquiries. And the phone number given on the side isnt working. The number you have dialed does not exist. Instead weve visit unique and the real newspaper that published the media. All the bright, its editor in chief matters coast only says the fact that the affair has no real consequences shows how vulnerable slovak it is 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 war going on in slovakia and russians are fighting the war for me and for the country are actually is the enemy. And theyre not able to understand them. This is very serious for russian propaganda has also been stretched by permanent 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 shots, the before the election. We ask you this, what are you promoting russians propaganda . Do you think it makes you popular . Federal knew that too. But 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 comedies, 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 in ukraine or particularly not to civil, to see my adult thing as ukrainians have money. And they have no problem buying anything that should work with. Some of us have trouble buying honey because they cant afford it and the ukrainians coming to collect a lot of money. Not telling you so much chuck pots and a here schools, claims and sledges. In slovakia decreasing and came here playing the war we meter and the market in the city of cushions at the country has taken in more than 100000 to queens. But many who dont believe that ukraine. Thats the big 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 only brother get buckingham yankee could be stuff she brought me tell you that rich cobalt and the Info Security platform of trying to work out why for russian this information is taking cold. 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 browser. 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 dropped in sly 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 interference 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 have space, especially tough campaign. It takes including this deep stake media which made to my peer to announce am not surprised. Indeed, our prices, the dust is because we think its any by it that the drastic increasing beer prizes will be one of the 1st things a government led by us will implement that to you. Dont have a lot of naturalist focus. Even influence comes out of you. It was a clumsy fate, but me how she matched called 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 isnt all these live will be slower against our party. But most importantly, were trying to run a positive campaign from the very start. 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 cast or balance many reps, his love. I seem to be worried about the direction in which their country is having the image. And 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 bode well, its clear we are also quite influenced by these manipulations in the would also lead me back to me to head. I mean, im let me pull out all sudden that will cause the last few years ive shown that democracy isnt as secure as we thoughts, fellow election life at party headquarters. There is an anxious wait for results because she mentioned that liberals are a young party, but in the final Campaign Sprints 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 the load supporting is ukraine and his army. And of course the supports of ukraine including slovakia. And thats regardless of how this selection plays out. One schools closed experience projections are there really leaks that move here is good. Deliverables are inspect the have much, much in the toilet seat represents the party in the European Parliament remains cautious. The site will expose it. The 5, its the only example, 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 bc 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 the night goes on, things take a turn. As more votes are counted, it becomes clear thats feats a strategy will win him the election. The next day he appears to am funds before the press. He announces what lies have including talks on forming a government. When asked about the warning ukraine, peter says he wants peace stokes, and that slovaks have bigger problems than ukraine. Critics could assume thats a cubic terrain. So when somebody moves with news, i mean you mommys, you have these. Theres no one is directing us from the outside. We dont have a donor list, as is the case with other parties all malibu, no ones coming here to tell us what we should or shouldnt do. So please respect us for disagreeing on some things and moment after all. Thats the essence of democracy ultimate. Whats the democrats you see, to speak to recruit, have far reaching consequences, including for ukraine in the celebrity at a conference and abrupt and slab. We ask this information to expect to become rich cobalt about the Upcoming Elections in poland and bulgaria and next year as you are p and election as well. They see similar dis information contains during the discussions with our colleagues. So we really see some similar trends and the other countries are also struggling with the gaming public trusts and institutions as a some if theres live co, also politicians about the ultimate of media and social media access as well. Are continuously undermining these trust. 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