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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Alex Croft

US ‘terminates agreements with Europe’ to help fight disinformation from hostile states

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks as French President Emmanuel Macron, US President Donald Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb listen during a meeting with European leaders in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC - (Ukrainian Emergency Service)

The US is set to step back from joint efforts to combat disinformation from countries including Russia, China, and Iran, according to European officials.

European countries received a notice from the State Department last week about the move, explaining that the US is terminating a memorandum of understanding which was signed in 2024 under President Joe Biden, the officials told The Financial Times.

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