NATO countries have set up a small center, based in Latvia, that responds to Russian disinformation as well. In response, Ukrainian organizations such as StopFake began to expose and ridicule Russian propaganda. Fifteen years ago, the idea that foreign disinformation might be a problem for European countries seemed ludicrous. Free media looked as triumphant as free markets; Western television and newspapers had comfortable funding and big audiences. has been instrumental in weaning the continent away from dependence on Russian gas and in dismantling the corrupt and exploitative Russian gas-export model in Eastern Europe.

Source: Washington Post May 06, 2016 20:00 UTC