Foreign countries are flooding social media with AI-manipulated videos to undermine western support for Ukraine, Yvette Cooper will warn on Tuesday.

The UK foreign secretary will urge other countries to help Britain fight what she calls “information warfare”, as officials warn Russia is using forged documents and deepfake material to advance its geopolitical goals.

The Foreign Office has previously warned that Russian agencies are operating a vast disinformation network known as Doppelgänger , which has spread false rumours about subjects including the health of the Princess of Wales and western financing of Israel.

Cooper will say: “Across Europe we are witnessing an escalation in hybrid threats – from physical through to cyber – designed to weaken critical national infrastruct

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