The Kremlin was preparing to portray Viktor Medvedchuk as the head of the Ukrainian government in exile with the help of the Voice of Europe propaganda network.
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According to The Washington Post, the Voice of Europe network, exposed by Czech counterintelligence in March, was supposed to strengthen support for Medvedchuk in Ukraine and position him among European opinion leaders as a potential replacement for Vladimir Zelensky.
The journalists also write that the Russian operation believed Medvedchuk would help “promote peace negotiations as an alternative to a possible nuclear war.”
At the end of March, the European Parliament demanded an investigation into Russian bribery of EU politicians. This scheme was led by Viktor Medvedchuk and co.
The network itself was exposed the day before by Czech counterintelligence with the assistance of the SBU. It was headed by Viktor Medvedchuk together with Artem Marchevsky, a former producer of 112.
With the help of the Voice of Europe media company, politicians from at least 6 countries were financed – Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Hungary. Right-wing politicians, such as the German AfD party, were often paid to comment on the site. The goal was to bring as many pro-Russian forces into the European Parliament as possible.
Sanctions were imposed on the Voice of Europe, and news no longer appears on Twitter. The platform overall offered content in 15 languages. Money was transferred to politicians through personal meetings or cryptocurrency.
Hungarian journalist Csaba Kanz showed the participants the scheme. Among them is the French National Rally party led by Marine Le Pen.
Source: Racurs
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