That's a very good question. I think you do recognize the problem, and you targeted it very well.
I would say that it's expanding, because Russia is operating very effectively in this regard. However, this is combined not only with politicians but with the think tanks in the west that are being bought over and with the mass media in the west that are being bought over or just being paid to present not even the views of Russia but very aggressive propaganda instead of information.
This worries me a lot. I see it, I know about this fact, and I don't see any effective preventive measures, let's say, or any measures to stop it. I still feel that there is a lack of recognition of the dangers. When Ukraine was attacked, when they annexed Crimea and started the aggression in the Donbass region, my first reaction was that this was the beginning of the attack on Europe and on the west in general.
Again, I think it was unexpected for many, but it was expected by us. We knew that it was coming. We didn't expect, of course, the kind of war that was unleashed by Russia, but the aggressiveness of the Kremlin had become more and more apparent for us. We knew that they would be looking for some kind of outlet for this aggressiveness.
We all know of the phrase “Russian World” and how it is promoted by the Kremlin in Belarus but also very effectively in the west. Believe me, there is no such notion of the western or democratic world in Russia or in Belarus. That is not being promoted. The values of the west and liberal democracy are not being promoted in our countries. That is the difference in the approaches, and I am afraid—I hate to say it—they are acting much more effectively. I'm sure that I'm not being too optimistic when I say that the west will put its act together eventually, but so far the dangers are apparent and they are growing, unfortunately.