Russiagate as Pretext for Brussels Interference

Pre‑election claims of foreign (Russian) interference are increasingly functioning as a pretext for EU institutions and allied NGOs to amplify establishment candidates and push platforms to moderate or remove dissenting voices. The script relies less on publicly verifiable evidence than on networked reporting from funded civil‑society actors and platform compliance under the Digital Services Act. — If true as a pattern, it reframes many disinformation responses as political tools that can alter electoral competition and free‑speech norms across the EU.