Britain becoming ‘soft target’ for Russian propaganda
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-27 16:23 UTC
- Sources: The Guardian UK
Fiona Hill told a parliamentary committee that she feared the UK had become “extraordinarily vulnerable” to Russian and other state propaganda due to its lack of education on information warfare. Reuters reports this is because the UK does not have effective counter-measures in place, while BBC says it's due to a lack of public awareness.
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