The EU has imposed sanctions on Voice of Europe, a Russian propaganda tool, and two actors behind it, Putin’s crony Viktor Medvedchuk and Artem Marchevskyi.
From: Euromaiden Press BY YURI ZORIA
On 27 May, the Czech Foreign Ministry reported on X/Twitter that the European Union has imposed sanctions on the Czech-registered Russian propaganda outlet Voice of Europe, along with two major figures who used to run it, pro-Russian businessmen Viktor Medvedchuk and Artem Marchevskyi. This action comes at the suggestion of the Czech Republic.
Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, often referred to as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s crony in Ukraine, was arrested and later exchanged to Russia in 2022. Ukrainian and Israeli national Marchevskyi, a long-time associate of Medvedchuk, served as the general producer of Medvedchuk-owned TV channel 112, which was sanctioned by the Ukrainian government in 2021 for spreading Russian propaganda.
According to the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Voice of Europe is “a tool of Russian propaganda” that Russia used in attempts to influence elections to the European Parliament. The Ministry says that Medvedchuk and Marchevskyi are behind this Russian influence operation.
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