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Czech Republic: Russian-funded propaganda network uncovered

2024-03-29 18:23:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Czech Republic: Russian-funded propaganda network uncovered

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The network was discovered by Czech secret service investigations. The Czech Prime Minister, Petr Fiala, that the news portal "Voice of Europe" based in Prague has been the base of activities, from where this network spreads its propaganda. The aim was for the European Union to stop providing aid to Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

Czech Republic: Russian-funded propaganda network uncovered

The Czech daily "Denik N" announced that the portal had published statements by politicians from various European countries, calling on the EU to stop aid to Ukraine. European politicians cooperating with the portal were paid with money from Russia. In some cases, Russia is said to have even paid for their election campaigns for the European elections in June.

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According to research by the German magazine "Der Spiegel", the money was handed over to politicians during personal meetings in Prague or paid to them in cryptocurrencies. According to "Der Spiegel", it is about several hundreds of thousands of euros.

The payments have been received by politicians from Germany, Belgium, France, Hungary, the Netherlands and Poland, writes "Der Spiegel" quoting a source in the Czech Foreign Ministry. According to the Czech daily "Denik N", the far-right Alternative for Germany party, AfD, was also involved.

Czech Republic: Russian-funded propaganda network uncovered

AfD's main candidate for the upcoming European elections, Maximilian Krah, has given several interviews for the "Voice of Europe" portal. Asked by the media after the publication of the accusations, Krah confirmed that he had given interviews, but said that he had not received any money. for them. Another senior AfD politician, Petr Bystrom, said that he gave an interview to "Voice of Europe" but denied that he was paid for it.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said that the pro-Russian oligarch of Ukrainian origin, Viktor Medvedcuk, is behind the "Voice of Europe" website. He was accused in Ukraine of treason, but went to Russia as part of a prisoner exchange. Medvedcuk is considered a confidant of the Russian president, Vladimir Putin./ DW