A/76/187 However, there is a steady tendency towards reorientation by the Russian Federation of further strategy of so-called “information war” against Ukraine in the direction of concealing its participation in the organization and conduct of destructive measures against our State by implementing them from the position of the so-called “third” countries. On the one hand, this is happening as a result of the economic sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States against the Russian Federation for interference in Ukraine’s internal affairs, annexation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and armed conflict in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk regions. On the other hand, it is also due to the measures taken by the Ukrainian side to combat the destructive influence of the aggressor country over the Ukrainian information space and the consciousness of citizens, to mitigate the negative consequences of the messages spread and to increase the level of patriotism and self-consciousness of the population of our State. In particular, there is an increase in actions of informational influence and facts of interference in the internal affairs of Ukraine. Intelligence and subversive activities are being conducted by the Russian Federation from the standpoint of NATO and European Union member States, which consist of creating and financing lobbyists for Russian interests in State and local authorities and management, political parties and movements, the expert and blogging community, think tanks, advertising and consulting companies, donors, non-governmental organizations and public opinion leaders, as well as through the creation of controlled media, Internet resources and public relations companies. Owing to pro-Russian European politicians in the so-called “Russian world” cells in the European Union, the Russian Federation is trying to legalize and impose on the world community the idea of the legitimacy of the Crimean plebiscite, justify its armed aggression against Ukraine and consequently achieve the lifting of anti-Russian sanctions and its return to the world political establishment. Currently, pro-Russian branches are active in some European States. Most of the representatives of these political forces, being lobbyists for the interests of the aggressor country both inside and outside their country, propagate pro-Russian views, disseminate Russian narratives and take informational measures that threaten Ukraine ’s national interests. The reorientation of the Russian Federation towards the organization and conduct of special information operations and actions of destructive information influence from the standpoint of “third” countries is manifested in inspiring historical contradictions and territorial claims of other States to Ukraine and provoking separatist and autonomous manifestations among national minorities in Ukraine. On the one hand, this complicates relations between our State and neighbouring countries, from the position of which the Russian Federation carries out such destructive activities, and on the other hand, it becomes a reason for these countries to declare their territorial claims to certain Ukrainian lands. At the same time, by officially distancing itself from this process, Russia avoids direct accusations from Ukraine and the world community of interference in the internal affairs of our State, and directly threatens Ukraine’s good neighbourly relations with other States, to form positions of influence over the domestic political situation in Ukraine. In view of the above, Ukraine will continue to take com prehensive measures to ensure responsible behaviour in cyberspace in the context of international security, while at the same time calling for the support of the world community and joint efforts to properly counter the Russian Federation’s “hybrid” war. In order to ensure the implementation of the reform of electronic digital signature legislation through harmonization with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal 32/46 21-10045