WASHINGTON DC – Russia’s war in Ukraine is merely the most visible front in a relentless and expanding Kremlin campaign to undermine democracies in the region. According to Jonathan Katz, a fellow in governance studies at the Washington-based Brookings Institution and co-editor of the 2025 Democracy Playbook, Russia has never stopped its influence operations – a hybrid war that targets countries within the European Union and NATO, as well as those seeking deeper Western integration. These