Russia paying European Union politicians for influence

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Russia has paid European Union politicians “to promote Russian propaganda,” a senior Belgian official said amid a multinational espionage crackdown unfolding across Europe.

“It came for example to light that Russia has approached MEPs, but also paid [them], to promote Russian propaganda here,” Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Thursday, according to Politico’s European affiliate.

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