France has unveiled a widespread Russian disinformation campaign targeting several European countries including Germany and Poland, linked to key political events.

The French foreign-disinformation watchdog, Viginum, discovered a network of 193 websites, dubbed “Portal Kombat,” aimed at spreading misinformation in languages such as French, German, Polish, and English. These sites, many dormant until now, are expected to be aggressively used in light of the second anniversary of Putin's invasion of Ukraine and upcoming European Parliament elections.