Cyprus intelligence thinks Russia made a video. This video is to make problems. It shows bad things about people. KYP says it is a "hybrid operation." The goal is to make the Cyprus government look bad.
The video shows Yiorgos Lakkotrypis. He was a minister. It also names Charalambos Charalambous. He helps the president. The video wants people to think the government took bad money. It suggests people got money for help.
Intelligence reports say this is a plan for bad news. This is called "kompromat." It wants to hurt important people. This is like a Russian plan from 2021. That plan tried to change what people think.
The video shows Mr. Lakkotrypis and Mr. Charalambous. It says the government got money that was not allowed. Companies may have paid for help.
Mr. Lakkotrypis gave papers to the police. He was offered a big investment. It was for energy. It seemed like a trick with fake people.
Police are looking for where the video came from. They are looking at computer files. They are checking an account. This account likely shared the bad news.
This shows other countries are trying to interfere. The plan was very detailed. It hurt important people. Cyprus will look into this fully. They want to stop fake news.