Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office says police have carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the European Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference.
BRUSSELS — Belgium’s federal prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday that police carried out searches at the residence of an employee of the Europe an Parliament and at his office in the Parliament’s building in Brussels over suspected Russian interference.
The raids took place less than two weeks before Europe-wide polls on June 6-9 to elect a new EU parliament. “The searches are part of a case of interference, passive corruption and membership of a criminal organization and relates to indications of Russian interference, whereby Members of the European Parliament were approached and paid to promote Russian propaganda via the Voice of Europe news website,” prosecutors said.Sweden to donate $1.23 billion in military aid to Ukraine
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