A Russian intelligence operative named Artem Kureyev is leading a Kremlin disinformation campaign in Africa and has been involved in influence operations in Europe for years. Documents reveal his connections with European journalists, offering to pay for articles and covering travel costs to visit Ukraine. The operative's activities highlight the ongoing efforts to shape Moscow's narrative in Europe through disinformation campaigns and espionage.
“Artem Kureyev, an FSB agent, has had frequent contacts with at least half a dozen European journalists, covered travel costs for some of them to visit occupied territories in Ukraine, and at times appears to have offered to pay for planted articles.” https://t.co/Bg1qTX3Obd
How a Russian Operative Worked to Shape Moscow’s Story in Europe https://t.co/nS49WezVEP
Russian arrested in Denmark for helping Russian intelligence after years as a key figure in the local Russian community. Shocking, right? Who knew these communities might be hubs for subversive activities? They've been using Western freedoms to undermine and sabotage for decades https://t.co/zmAkZ6veLW
Last year I named North Macedonian faux journo Darko Todorovski as one of the proxies Russian intelligence services use to pay EU media (including in Bulgaria) to carry pro-Russia, pro-war stories. The price he was paying to Bulgarian media was €300 per article…
A Russian intelligence operative who’s leading a Kremlin disinformation campaign in Africa has helped run influence operations in Europe for years, according to documents seen by Bloomberg https://t.co/az9sOW33qy via @bpolitics
With #Russia’s intelligence network decimated since its invasion of #Ukraine, signs from Poland point to an army of ‘useful idiots’ hired locally to carry out espionage, sabotage and arson. https://t.co/9SJ8uuviOw
How a Russian Operative Worked to Shape Moscow’s Story in Europe | #Russia #Africa #Disinformation https://t.co/qKBFfPF9S3
Meet Artem Kureyev, a Russian intelligence operative currently working on a disinformation campaign in Africa, and who for years ran influence operations targeting Europe https://t.co/sTv3ECXcEh
A Russian intelligence operative who’s leading a Kremlin disinformation campaign in Africa has helped run influence operations in Europe for years, according to documents seen by Bloomberg https://t.co/H8SfXColKY