Russian secret services are likely to hold demonstrations abroad

According to research from various media outlets, Russian secret services are infiltrating or organizing demonstrations in major Western cities for propaganda purposes. The Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Sunday that a vote must be created against Ukraine or that Sweden’s accession to NATO will be made more difficult. The joint investigation of “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, NDR, WDR, Le Monde (France), Expressen (Sweden) and the Scandinavian broadcasters DR (Denmark), NRK (Norway) and SVT (Sweden) is based on leaked documents from the security apparatus of the Kremlin.

Accordingly, small, organized groups in a major European city, for example, simulate anti-Turkish demonstrations, pretend to be Ukrainians, and agitate against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to generate propaganda material for internet platforms. This is apparently intended to give the impression of a broad anti-Islam mood in Europe.

Examples include a demonstration by alleged members of a Ukrainian community in Paris in early March, who demonstrated against Turkish President Erdogan wearing a Nazi salute and balaclava, while also mocking the victims of the devastating February 6 earthquake. According to the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”, the Kremlin has not commented on the allegations when asked.

According to the investigation, provocateurs apparently infiltrated demonstrations in several cities on other issues, such as the nurse shortage, pension reform or climate, with propaganda directed against support for Ukraine. At these performances in Paris, The Hague, Brussels or Madrid, the same people used some identical posters, writes the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.

Photos of it have appeared on the Internet, giving the impression of widespread anti-Ukrainian sentiment. The distribution of the material thus produced on Facebook, Tiktok, Telegram or YouTube was mainly controlled by three accounts from Saint Petersburg.

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