Russia attempts to weaken its opponent through espionage, sabotage, subversion, cyber-attacks, psychological and information operations, and disinformation campaigns.
Peter Pavel on Russian Influence
As Czech President Petr Pavel stated in an interview with BBC News Ukraine, this is exactly what the Russians are doing.
“We usually call it hybrid warfare. Russia is quite effective in hybrid activities in Europe,” he said.
According to Petr Pavel, Russia is very active in all European countries, in particular in the Czech Republic. He noted that Moscow invests in the media and social networks.
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According to the Czech President, Europe could see this in the elections in Romania – by publishing articles, influencing some politicians and supporting some political parties.
He noted that Russia is abusing the openness of democracies, the democratic system and access to the media, using artificial intelligence and creating a fake virtual reality on social networks.
As the Czech President said, Russian intelligence services remain active in many areas – this even has an official appearance.
For example, in various chambers of commerce and industry and companies that are involved in Czech-Russian cultural cooperation, Petr Pavel emphasized.
