Inside Russia’s Matryoshka Campaign, Designed to Sway Spanish Voters Ahead of Elections
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Inside Russia’s Matryoshka Campaign, Designed to Sway Spanish Voters Ahead of Elections
A covert Russian disinformation network known as Matryoshka has launched a sweeping influence campaign targeting the upcoming snap parliamentary elections in Spain, scheduled for November 29.
‘A useless election’, ‘the abandonment of the EU as a solution’ and ‘the fragmentation of Europe to block Brussels’As the collective Antibot4Navalny, expert in analysis and monitoring of Matrioska campaigns, has warned, Matrioska’s latest bot campaign has targeted the upcoming 29N elections in Spain. “The Spanish economy could be saved if the country leaves the EU,” says one of the posts that have published the campaign bots supplanting The Econ…
‘Matryoshka’ Targets Spain: How the Kremlin Uses Economic Anxiety, Separatism, and Forged Media to Weaken the European Union
The intensification of activity by the Russian disinformation network ‘Matryoshka’ in Spain’s information environment may indicate an attempt by the Kremlin to exploit political uncertainty, economic discontent, and regional divisions to weaken support for Ukraine and undermine European Union unity. What distinguishes this campaign is that it goes beyond spreading anti-Ukrainian messages. Its narratives advocate a...
The Antibot4Navalny network, which has already pointed out Russian interference in the German and United States elections, shows the impersonation of media outlets such as El Mundo, El País, Reuters and France24 to manipulate Spanish public opinion.
Cyberattacks for cryptocurrency and bots from Asia: Russia is trying to influence elections in Spain
In preparation for the snap parliamentary elections in Spain, scheduled for November 29, 2026, experts at analytics firm Golden Owl documented the scaling up of a sophisticated hybrid influence operation organized by Russia. An investigation conducted using open-source intelligence (OSINT) methods uncovered a comprehensive destabilization ecosystem combining espionage, commercial cybercrime, direct recruitment of citizens, and disinformation cam…
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