Russia Escalates Information War on Poland Ahead of 2025 Presidential Election

As Poland prepares to vote in its 2025 presidential election, Russia is intensifying a hybrid offensive aimed at destabilizing one of Ukraine’s closest allies. A new report from Alliance4Europe reveals a sharp escalation in Kremlin disinformation, with the “Doppelganger” campaign flooding Polish media and social platforms with nearly 300 fake or manipulated articles in just one month.

Between March 4 and April 4, 2025, the operation—linked directly to Russian intelligence—systematically impersonated trusted Polish news outlets to inject Kremlin propaganda into the public discourse. Using counterfeit websites, bot networks, and fake Polish personas, Russia pushed false claims about EU control, voter suppression, and fabricated threats from Ukraine.

The goal is clear: undermine public trust in democracy, poison the information environment, and install pro-Kremlin political figures who will fracture European unity and weaken support for Ukraine.

Moscow’s trolls and propagandists are deliberately distorting Poland’s political debate to make the country appear unstable, divided, and controlled by external forces. They are manipulating headlines, lifting quotes out of context, and betting that Polish citizens will see only the lies—never the truth.

This is not just a threat to Poland. It is an attack on Europe itself.

And while platforms like X (formerly Twitter) have been alerted, they’ve acted on just 4 of 279 accounts flagged. Russia knows it can operate with near impunity.

The frontline of Russia’s war doesn’t end in the trenches. It runs through every phone, screen, and ballot box in Europe. Poland is in the crosshairs not just because of its geography—but because of its strength, its sovereignty, and its solidarity with Ukraine.

Now more than ever, those values must be defended.