Russian-backed disinformation campaigns are escalating in Germany ahead of state elections, often targeting local political rivals of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, German security sources said.
Opinion polls suggest the AfD, whose leader pledged to restore Germany’s ties with Russia, is poised to make substantial gains in next month’s ballots in Berlin and the states of Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, including possibly taking power in Saxony-Anhalt.
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