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Belgian intelligence services have uncovered a Russian operation to influence the European Parliament elections, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday. “The objective of Moscow are very clear,” De Croo said, citing classified intelligence. “The objective is to help elect more pro-Russian candidates to the European Parliament and to reinforce a certain pro-Russian narrative in that institution.” De Croo said this was designed to weaken the European Union’s support for Ukraine against the full-scale Russian invasion. The Belgian prime minister said his country’s intelligence servi…