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Sunbathing with the enemy: Meet the Kremlin propagandists who vacation in Europe despite demonizing the West on air
The Insider has examined leaked data from Russia’s border control system, and it turns out that several of the Kremlin’s most prominent on-screen propagandists and behind-the-scenes media executives are Europhiles at heart. At work inside Russia, they decry Western “decay,” denounce the “rampant Russophobia” of the democratic world, and harp on the supposed “irrelevance” of European leaders in the arena of global affairs. However, before the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, many of Vladimir Putin’s officially Europhobic information warriors frequented vacation spots in France, Italy, and Spain, and even after Feb. 24, 2022, at least 70 of them have not been targeted by EU sanctions, allowing them to freely travel to Europe. In fact, many still own property in NATO member states. The Insider compiled a full list.