This is stated on the website of the EU.

“These structures were used by the Russian government as tools to manipulate information and spread disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine,” the statement said.

Earlier it was reported that the State Duma commission on foreign interference developed a document on a mirror response to the actions of countries that discriminate or prohibit Russian media.

Professor of the Department of European Studies of the Faculty of International Relations of St. Petersburg State University Natalya Eremina commented on this message in an interview with RT.

She noted that in the Western world, journalism has ceased to be free.