NATO looks to combat Russia's 'information weapon' - document

Albanian workers prepare to hoist a NATO flag in the center of Tirana April 1, 2009. REUTERS/Arben Celi

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - NATO may combat Kremlin "weaponisation of information" used to support action such as the 2014 seizure of Crimea by creating a new more powerful communications section and declassifying more sensitive material, according to draft plans.

Both NATO and the European Union are concerned by Russia's ability to use television and the Internet to project what they say is deliberate disinformation. The EU set up a special unit last year to counter what it considers overt propaganda.