Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Belgium launches probe into suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections !

Belgium launches probe into suspected Russian interference in upcoming EU elections

Time:2024-05-21 16:19:45 source:Global Groove news portal

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday an investigation into suspected Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections, saying that his country’s intelligence service has confirmed the existence of a network trying to undermine support for Ukraine.

“Belgian intelligence services have confirmed the existence of pro-Russian interference networks with activities in several European countries and also here in Belgium,” said De Croo, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union.

De Croo said that Belgian agencies are working closely with the Czech authorities after a pro-Russian influence operation was uncovered there. He said that probe showed that members of the European Parliament were approached and offered money to promote Russian propaganda.

“According to our intelligence service, the objectives of Moscow are very clear. The objective is to help elect more pro-Russian candidates to the European Parliament and to reinforce a certain pro-Russian narrative in that institution,” he told reporters.

Related information
  • Jessica Biel CHOPS her long locks into a bob after book signing in Studio City
  • Xizang chairman hails region's miraculous development
  • Mainland willing to assist with post
  • Space devices help taikonauts maintain their health in zero gravity
  • Student fatally shot, suspect detained at Georgia's Kennesaw State University
  • Survey reveals Australians' attitudes towards clean energy transition
  • Asian economy forecast to grow 4.5 pct in 2024: report
  • Mainland spokesperson voices support for law enforcement patrols around Kinmen
Recommended content
  • Tom Brady and Jay
  • National Fitness Day: Equestrian
  • NASA's Europa Clipper survives environmental testing to prepare for launch in October
  • Ukraine says Russian warship in Baltic Sea out of service after fire
  • Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a Canadian man once held at Guantanamo
  • Explore the delights of Chengdu People's Park with Rongbao