Members of the European parliament were taking money to make speeches on behalf of Russia, says Belgian PM. No names yet
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Czech intelligence services have uncovered a Russian influence operation, based in Prague, designed to influence elections across Europe. They have placed sanctions on "Voice of Europe," a website that promoted far-right politicians and parties.
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Voice of Europe was a heavy promoter of Viktor Orban and Orban's own influence operations
🕵️How the Kremlin's intelligence service-run foreign influence operations blend with Viktor Orbán's: Voice of Europe, the Prague-based covert Russian influence operation network distrupted by Czech counterintelligence, has reportedly been paying Hungarians as well.
The site is…
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Here's a Reuters article in English on the subject. Also sanctioned are Viktor Medvedchuk, a pro-Russian Ukrainian, friend of Putin and funder of this operation and others. (Ukrainians arrested him at the beginning of the war and then traded him for POWs)
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Polish security services have identified a Polish actor in the scheme
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Voice of Europe launched by Dutch far-right, see thread here from
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Pro-Russian Voice of Europe, uncovered as Russian influence operation, originated in Netherlands. It offered a platform for far-right Wilders & Baudet.
One initiator, together with Baudet, also initiated 2016 Dutch referendum on EU-Ukraine association.
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@anneapplebaum
For names, perhaps start with those who, um, made speeches on behalf of Russia. Just a thought.
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@anneapplebaum
is compromised. Owned by extreme right wing Germans, who are 100% pro Israeli genocide
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@anneapplebaum
This is not a surprise, that russia is spending huge sums with our media and politicians is very evident.
The good thing about this is, that trail is very easy to follow.
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@anneapplebaum
All politicians in the European Parliament who are in favour of an autocracy and a dictator are free to think, but they should be investigated for their position and for involving capital and money laundering
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