The European Commission spokesman Peter Stano in an interview with the Bild newspaper said that, according to the EC, various “sources from Russia” allegedly spread conspiracy theories and misinformation in the EU countries about the situation with a new type of coronavirus.
“Our observations show that various official and state-supported sources from Russia, that is, Kremlin-friendly sources and Russian state-owned media, are spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation in the EU, which could have a significant impact on healthcare”, – he said.
At the same time, Stano did not specify which messages were in question.
In March, the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that Russia, China and Iran were allegedly involved in the spread of misinformation about coronavirus infection COVID-19.
According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commenting on the publication of The New York Times about the “misinformation” in Russian health care, American politicians have traditionally tried to find the perpetrators so as not to take responsibility for their mistakes.
She also said that the US allegations of Russia’s alleged involvement in a disinformation campaign about infection are a “deliberate dumping”.