Concerns are rising in Europe over Russian interference in elections this week to the European Parliament amid reports of cyberattacks, internet platforms disseminating propaganda and even payments to European politicians. Russia has been engaging in illegitimate activity for years through disinformation campaigns and fake news sites, according to Lea Frühwirth of the Berlin-based Center for Monitoring, Analysis and Strategy (CeMAS). She predicted that the elections, being held from Thursday to Sunday, would be a target for this sort of activity, with typical examples being the discrediting of…