The European Union is preparing to expand the list of entities subject to sanctions, including an additional media platform called Voice of Europe. This media platform has become the object of attention due to its connection with Viktor Medvedchuk, who is considered a traitor to Ukraine. According to the Seznam Zpravy TV channel, this was stated by the Vice President of the European Commission Vera Jourova. There is evidence that Russian forces tried to interfere in the elections to the European Parliament through this platform.
It is reported that Voice of Europe will be included in the 14th package of EU sanctions against Russia. Medvedchuk himself and his employee Artem Marchevsky, who is the direct head of the media platform, will also be included in this list.
Jourová noted that Czech intelligence services provided information indicating attempts by this platform to influence the European Parliament elections. Thus, the Czech Republic advocated including this resource on the list of objects under sanctions.
In total, the new EU sanctions package will include 67 individuals and 23 organizations with ties to the Russian Federation. Regarding Voice of Europe, Jourova considers it not just a media outlet, but also “a tool of Putin’s propaganda.”.
On March 29 of this year, information emerged that German Bundestag member Petr Bystron was receiving funding from a “Russian influence network.” It turned out that the Voice of Europe media platform regularly published calls from European politicians to stop aid to Ukraine.
Former MP Viktor Medvedchuk, who is accused of treason in Ukraine, is behind a propaganda network that undermines the security of the European Union. Russia allocates funds for its operation to bribe deputies and officials to promote its interests.
The Czech Republic believes that the real goal of this network is more global - to influence the Russian Federation in the elections to the European Parliament. The special services of six European countries are currently working on this issue, and traces of Medvedchuk's network have been found in Poland, the Netherlands and Hungary. Medvedchuk himself, known for his ties to the Kremlin, even threatened Europeans with nuclear war.
Prague has already added Voice of Europe, propagandist Artem Marchevsky, and Medvedchuk himself to the sanctions list. The Slovak Ministry of Internal Affairs has granted temporary protection status to Artem Marchevsky.
It is known that cooperation with the Security Service of Ukraine helped Czech colleagues expose Viktor Medvedchuk's powerful network of influence in the European Union. As a result of joint efforts, Czech counterintelligence revealed a pro-Russian network of influence over MEPs, particularly in Prague.
