A problem with Russia in particular is they put so much money into that stuff. Estimate here

>[According to] Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Russia spends some $2bn a year on cognitive warfare https://ecfr.eu/publication/from-shield-to-sword-europes-off...

CIA's budget for 2026 is approximately $81.9 billion.

That's the whole problem with Russia. They would rather spend $10 to fuck with other countries than $1 improving their own.