Make Spain Great Again

An anti-abortion movement operating in Poland and Hungary is quietly providing financial support for the far-right party, backed by American alt-right and the Russians.

Wojciech Cieśla

26.04.2019

A year after fire was set to a Hungarian minority center in Uzhhorod, Western Ukraine, new facts are coming to light: the operation by Polish nationalists was financed by people linked to the German AfD party, with strong ties to Moscow.

Szabolcs Panyi

Konrad Szczygieł

22.04.2019

Slovenski Branci during winter parade, Slovakia, 2019 (phot. Wojciech Grzędziński)

For at least seven years, an unofficial but yet uniformed paramilitary group has been recruiting young men in Slovakia. Minister of Defense filed a motion to inspect the legality of Slovenskí Branci’s activities because of military-like trainings with unclear goals, as well as possible abuse of military technology.

Martin Turček

Peter Sabo

18.01.2019

An armed man stands guard in a downtown of pro-Russian rebels controlled Luhansk city, Ukraine, 22 November 2017

Serbs carried out combat and counter-intelligence missions for several pro-Russia paramilitary units including the notorious Wagner group of mercenaries

VSquare

09.01.2019

Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji

The start of a year Poland welcomes with the controversial appointment of Adam Andruszkiewicz as Poland’s deputy minister for digital affairs

Konrad Szczygieł

07.01.2019

A 20-year-old information technology (IT) student was recruited by Russia to spy against Estonia, but kicked to the curb when he got caught. From behind bars, he tells his tale.

VSquare

22.10.2018

Before the elections pro-Russia's politicians spread anti-Latvian propaganda

Every European election these days starts with the same two questions. The first is obvious: who is going to win and form the government? And will Russia interfere as it did in the US presidential election?

VSquare

03.10.2018

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Photo via: Sergii Knyazev (Ukrainian National Police chief) | Facebook

Disguised as Ukrainian nationalists, three Poles set fire to the seat of Hungarian minority in Ukraine. It might sound like a scene from „The Olsen Gang”, but it is not – it really happened. The country that benefits from the arsons is Russia. Authors: Anastasiya Moroz, Sebastian Klauziński, Szabolcs Panyi, Patryk Szczepaniak, Konrad Szczygieł (oko.press) […]

Szabolcs Panyi

Anastasiia Moroz

Konrad Szczygieł

27.06.2018

photo by Wojciech Grzedzinski

Russian citizen Yekaterina C., a part of Alexander Usovski network, was detained by the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) for her efforts to damage the Polish-Ukrainian relations

Wojciech Cieśla

18.05.2018

Budapest tram line. Photo by Robert Metz.

“There are elements of Hungarian foreign policy that make it obvious that Russian ties are strong. Of the EU states, Hungary is the most vulnerable to Russian and Chinese influence” Peter Kreko – director of the Hungarian think-tank Political Capital, tells Anita Komuves. *** Your recently published book, titled “Mass Paranoia”, explores the science behind […]