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Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

In June this year, I wondered, in my column for EUobserver @euobserver.com, whether the EU would be prepared to call out MAGA Washington’s interference in European politics the same way it rightly called out Moscow’s and Beijing’s interference. euobserver.com/222156/europ... 1/3

euobserver.comEurope’s 2027 elections will show if the EU dares to call out US interferenceWhat the string of elections Europe faces in 2027, from France to Greece, demands is a crystal-clear conceptualisation of foreign interference, stated without qualification: the illegitimate manipulat...

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Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

Today I have my answer: Canada, Lithuania and the EU’s diplomatic service withdrew their official sponsorship of #Disinfo2026, Europe’s leading counter-disinformation conference held in Vilnius, after the US State Department pressured multiple governments over their support for the event. 2/3

Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com

Washington objected because the conference programme – for the first time – included a panel framing the US itself as a source of foreign information manipulation and interference, which US officials regarded as unacceptable. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... 3/3

theguardian.comEU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestLithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website