Highlights: Poland announces vast operation against Russian spy network. A Polish citizen is also accused of acting on behalf of the Kremlin. The Polish services, hand in hand with the Czech services and other European intelligence services, pointed the finger at the site: voice-of-europe.eu. On the now offline portal, articles, statements and interviews with a biased and pro-Russian tone were published. The goal for Russia was to weaken Poland on the European scene and discredit Ukraine in the eyes of Brussels.

Polish counterespionage announced Thursday that it was carrying out an operation against a Russian network. A Polish citizen is also accused of acting on behalf of the Kremlin.

Poland announces vast operation against Russian spy network

Polish counterespionage announced Thursday that it was carrying out an operation against a Russian network. A Polish citizen is also accused of acting on behalf of the Kremlin.

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By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Warsaw,

Martin Chabal

Polish counterintelligence services ABW reported on Thursday an ongoing operation targeting a Russian spy network and carried out in coordination with services from other countries. “

ABW is acting as part of an investigation into espionage activities carried out on behalf of

Russia
against states and institutions of the

European Union

,” Polish special services spokesperson Jacek Dobrzynski wrote on X ;

A Pole is suspected of spying for the Russian secret services. He worked with Polish and European parliamentarians. According to the press release from the counter-espionage services (ABW), the suspect was to lead pro-Russian media campaigns on the European scene to “

build Russian zones of influence in Europe

” in particular by disseminating false information and propaganda. Russian.

The Polish services, hand in hand with the Czech services and other European intelligence services, pointed the finger at the site: voice-of-europe.eu. On the now offline portal, articles, statements and interviews with a biased and pro-Russian tone related to the current international situation were published. The goal for Russia, again according to Polish services, was to weaken

Poland

on the European scene and discredit Ukraine in the eyes of Brussels. And, in fact, harm European institutions.

This Thursday, the first searches and the first interrogations took place in Warsaw and in the Tychy region in the south of the country, a few kilometers from the Czech Republic. Other counterintelligence activities are planned in the coming days.

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