Before the expansion of this type of educational program, several events illustrated how the Kremlin uses the image of “traditional values” and religion to gain influence and deepen divisions in democratic societies. Warnings were issued at a conference of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group in the European Parliament, where speakers described the adaptation of Russian messages according to the audience, as well as the use of religious justifications to legitimize the war against Ukraine.
In the same direction of destabilization, other previous reports indicated coordinated activities aimed at influencing elections in the Republic of Moldova, including the training, in a program in Serbia, of participants in techniques of violence, amid efforts to amplify the Kremlin’s influence through disinformation and cyberattacks.
