“Russia’s interference in the US presidential election in 2016 sent a signal to the West: democratic societies are deeply vulnerable to foreign influence,” writes Dr. Alina Polyakova in The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 2.0: Russian Influence in Greece, Italy, and Spain, a new report from the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center. Following a successful installment on Russian influence in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, this report examines Russian political presence in Southern Europe.
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Alina Polyakova: The Kremlin’s Trojan Horses 2.0
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) walks down from his plane at the Athens international Airport, at the start of his trip to Greece aiming to reinforce a relationship with one of his few friends in the EU amid continuing diplomatic tensions with the West on May 27, 2016.
