The European Union imposed sanctions against the former Ukrainian MP Viktor Medvedchuk and the publication Voice of Europe.
EU imposed sanctions against Medvedchuk
The department noted that, at the Czech Republic's proposal, the European Union decided to add three organisations that work for the Kremlin to the EU sanctions list.
Czech diplomacy managed to get three organisations working for Russia added to the EU sanctions list, the report says.
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First on the list is "Voice of Europe" — a Russian propaganda tool used by Russia, in particular, to influence the elections to the European Parliament.
Pro-Russian businessmen Artem Marchevskyi and Viktor Medvedchuk, who are behind the Russian influence operation, were also sanctioned.
All restrictions that the Czech Republic has already applied to legal entities now apply to all 27 EU member states, the message reads.
At the same time, it is emphasized that for Medvedchuk and Marchevskyy, this means a ban on entry and transit through all EU member states. At the same time, all funds and economic resources of all three legal entities are frozen throughout the EU.
What has preceded it
Earlier, the Czech authorities discovered a scheme in which Viktor Medvedchuk participated. It is talking about the voices of European media platforms that were engaged in pro-Russian propaganda and disinformation.
Vice-President of the European Commission Vira Yurova recently announced that the European Union will introduce sanctions against the media platform "Voice of Europe" associated with Medvedchuk.
Scandal with Voice of Europe
Through "Voice of Europe", agents bribed pro-Russian European politicians and also spread pro-Russian stories to discredit Ukraine and its supporters in Europe.
Later, according to the Czech Special Service, Medvedchuk financed a media platform, and its head, Marchevskyy, came under Czech Republic state sanctions. After that, Marchevskyy fled to Slovakia, where he received temporary protection.
