European elections. Czech Republic on Russia's actions. There is a Polish thread in the background

Information Security Service Czech she conveyed that It managed to detect and map the activities of a Russian-funded influence network operating in the Czech Republic.

“The BIS operation revealed how Russia exerts influence on the country's territory European Union and how it tries to influence political processes in our countries,” it was written on the services' official social media profile.

Prime Minister Petr Fiala after the government meeting on Wednesday, which he attended head of BIS Michal Koudelkasaid that after receiving information from the services the cabinet decided to include two people and one company on the Czech sanctions list. Fiala did not provide further details about the case.

Czech sanctions were imposed on Wiktor Medwedczuk and Artiom Marczewski, come from Ukrainy entrepreneurs and politicians with close ties to the Kremlin. The company used by Medwedczuk was also subject to sanctions Voice of Europe registered in the Czech Republic for a Polish citizen. The company entered on the sanctions list has had its assets frozen and cannot transfer any assets abroad. Formally, though, it's hers activity in the Czech Republic has not been banned.

No further details were disclosed. The entry on the list was justified “promoting the foreign policy interests of the Russian Federation and political and propaganda activities directed at against territorial integrity, independence, stability and security of Ukraine.

“They were passed on in Prague money to politicians of the anti-system German AfD. Apparently, politicians from other European countries were also paid,” the Denik N. portal reported.

In an interview for Rzeczpospolita Vera Jourová, Vice-President European Commission she assessed that “Russia is a master of brainwashing and spreading propaganda.” “Parallel to this real war (in Ukraine – ed.) at the EU border There is an information war going on,” she added.

Vera Jourová she declared that before the June European elections There will be talks with representatives of EU countries on preparations for the campaign and citizens' resistance to false information.

“I'm going to visit first Finland, because they have long been creating a more resilient society through education, through awareness campaignsthey work with seniors, they have a center of excellence for fighting hybrid threats,” explained Věra Jourová.

In an interview, she explained that Kremlin propaganda is not effective where “there is no strong local megaphone, no political power, who benefits from this propaganda. And where society is more resistant to disinformation.

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