Russia’s information war against Ukraine’s European future is a threat to Europe itself

Executive summary: The EEAS-CCD joint report exposes a systematic Russian information-manipulation campaign targeting Ukraine's EU accession, documenting coordinated narratives, state-linked amplification infrastructure (including Telegram channels and pseudo-local sites), use of generative AI and inauthentic behaviour, and cross-border narrative recycling; monitoring (Jan 2025–May 2026) identified 244,000 publications, 1.39 billion views, and over 2,600 suspicious sources, and the report calls for earlier detection, platform cooperation, targeted sanctions, and resilient public communication.