As Germany prepares to head to the polls, pro-Kremlin actors are deploying an arsenal of disinformation tactics to manipulate public opinion and tilt the scales of democracy.

Ahead of the Bundestag elections on 23 February, elements of the pro-Kremlin information manipulation ecosystem have escalated their disinformation efforts, aiming to destabilise the democratic process in Germany and shape the outcome more to their liking.

Information amplification networks tied to the pro-Kremlin foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) ecosystem have targeted Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Greens party, and the CDU/CSU with narratives blaming them for economic woes and portraying them as unreliable.

Simultaneously, the German edition of Russia’s leading propaganda outlet, RT, has re-established its presence on X, despite being under international sanctions.

These coordinated efforts are not isolated incidents but part of a broader pro-Kremlin strategy to interfere with Europe’s democratic processes – yet again.

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