Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia turns influence-ops back to US and Europe

Google Threat Intelligence warns that Russian influence operations have expanded beyond Ukraine to target the US, Europe, and NATO with coordinated influence campaigns that blend propaganda, covert cyber-ops, destructive malware, hack-and-leak, and espionage. The report emphasizes increased use of AI across campaign stages (e.g., GreyVibe using ChatGPT, Gemini, and Ideogram) and warns defenders to anticipate intensified, more efficient pro‑Russia information operations aimed at undermining democracies and Western cohesion.