The European Parliament has warned that “hostile propaganda” by Russia against the EU is growing, while urging member states to increase their efforts to counter disinformation.
The move drew an angry response from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who lashed out at the European Parliament for lecturing Russia on democracy.
Lawmakers voted on November 23 in favor of a motion condemning Russian state media outlets like the television channel Russia Today (RT) and the news agency Sputnik for disseminating “absolutely fake” news.
They said the Kremlin was using “a wide range of tools and instruments”, including think tanks, multilingual TV stations, “pseudo news agencies”, …read more
Source: Voice of America
