There is a Hungarian link to the Russian influence network in the European Union, which promotes Russian propaganda. The network has been placed on a national sanctions list by the Czech Republic, which claims that the aim of the Voice of Europe site was to block aid to Ukraine. In addition to this news site, the Hungarian individuals involved may also be linked to another news site also spreading Russian propaganda.
Russian agents operating in Hungary uncovered
Vladimir Putin/Photo: TASS News Agency/Wikimedia Commons
As reported by Daily News Hungary, the Czech Republic has reported that a Russian propaganda network is operating in the European Union. The network has been placed on a national sanctions list for allegedly blocking aid to Ukraine through a site called Voice of Europe. Several EU politicians may be involved in the case, including Hungarians.
Hvg.hu has learned from sources with insight into the details of the intelligence operations that the counterintelligence service has identified two persons living in Budapest in the Russian influence network.
They are a French citizen living in Budapest and a French-Hungarian citizen also living in the Hungarian capital, who are active in far-right circles and have active contacts with Hungarian politicians.
Voice of Europe not the only such website
Viktor Medvedchuk Source: Wikimedia Commons/duma.gov.ru
The operator of the website voiceofeurope.com is registered in Prague, but is also active on Facebook and Platform X (formerly Twitter). As we reported, on Wednesday evening, the Voice of Europe site was no longer available. However, according to information from hvg.hu, the Hungarian stakeholders may be linked to another news portal, also spreading Russian propaganda, in addition to the Voice of Europe news site.
The individuals include Viktor Medvedchuk, a politician and businessman who was deprived of his Ukrainian citizenship after the outbreak of the war and now lives in Russia, and Artyom Marchevsky. They are behind the funding of the Voice of Europe news portal, spreading Russian propaganda.
Some European politicians who worked for the news site were allegedly paid with Russian money, which in some cases also covered campaign costs for the European Parliament elections in June. Voice of Europe has published statements by politicians who have called on the European Union to stop aid to Ukraine. They reportedly included politicians from Germany, France, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands and Hungary.
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