{"id":26185,"date":"2023-10-24T21:50:08","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/?p=26185"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T21:50:08","slug":"russia-recruits-bedbugs-in-hybrid-war-on-the-west-security-bosses-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mormonmediareviews.com\/world-news\/russia-recruits-bedbugs-in-hybrid-war-on-the-west-security-bosses-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia recruits bedbugs in hybrid war on the West security bosses claim"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Russia recruited an invading army of bedbugs to join its war on the West, according to intelligence experts.<\/p>\n

    Vladimir Putin's propaganda goons managed to weaponise the itchy critters by churning out fake news about their march across Europe. Spooks reckon the Russian despot\u2019s henchmen were behind bogus articles about the bad-boy bugs in a bid to amplify fears and damage France's reputation before it stages next year's (2024) Olympics. <\/p>\n

    And they\u2019re using fake news to claim their Ukrainian enemies are fuelling a bedbug surge when fleeing the war-torn country. Experts have admitted global warming and the revival of international travel following lockdown caused an uptick in the bloodsucking insects.<\/p>\n

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    But some French pest controllers claim the outbreak has been blown out of proportion. French intelligence experts have said they are taking seriously the idea that Russia fanned the panic as part of its hybrid war on the West. <\/p>\n

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    Reports of bedbugs infesting homes and migrating to metros and cinemas have filled the headlines across France. Brit cross-Channel travel operators have been on alert to stop the pests invading the UK, while Algeria announced it was introducing preventative measures to stop the critters heading there on planes and ships from France.<\/p>\n

    A test tube full of bugs was taken into the French parliament by an MP raising concern about the wave of panic that has seized the country.<\/p>\n

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