DUBLIN // A leading foreign affairs institute in Stockholm has accused Russia of spreading fake news, propaganda and disinformation in an effort to shrink Nato’s influence in the region. In a paper published in the Journal of Strategic Studies, researchers from the Swedish Institute of International Affairs said a “wide array of active measures” originating in Russia had been intended to influence public opinion and policymaking in Sweden. The disinformation and fake news, the paper said, was “hampering [the Swedish government’s] ability to generate public support in pursuing its policies”.Martin Kragh and Sebastian Åsberg, the Russia experts who wrote the …read more
Source: The National
