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Making Phyllo Parcels with a Greek Yaya | SaltWire #halifaxnovascotia #greekfood #cookingPARIS - European governments say Russia is spreading disinformation before the European Union holds an election to the European Parliament form June 6-9.

- The Czech Republic said news website voiceofeurope.com had been leading a pro-Russian influence operation in Europe. A pro-Russian Ukrainian politician and businessman, Viktor Medvedchuk, covertly financed the Voice of Europe's influence operations, it said. In Slovakia's 2023 election, a voice recording emerged of Michal Simecka, leader of the Progressive Slovakia party, apparently discussing rigging the vote. The recording was fake.

An article on a cloned French foreign ministry website alleged that France was preparing a tax to help Ukraine's war effort. Some 200 Facebook accounts were created to disseminate the information.European officials accuse Russian state-controlled media, officials and it diplomatic network of being an echo chamber for fake news by raising the profile of unproven information to lend it credibility.

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