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Czech news outlet Denik N reported on Tuesday, citing two undisclosed sources, that Slovakia has granted temporary protection status to Artem Marchevskyi, an Ukrainian-Israeli citizen accused of running a pro-Russian influence campaign.

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While his lawyer confirmed that the former general producer of the 112 Ukraine TV channel is now in Slovakia, the country's interior ministry said only that an investigation into the case is underway.

This comes as Russian-friendly political forces had a further boost early last month as Peter Pellegrini, an ally of Prime Minister Robert Fico, won the presidential elections.

Marchevskyi had been living in Czechia since the outbreak of the Ukraine war but left his Prague residence after authorities put him — and the Russia-based Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk — under sanctions for their alleged role in the Voice of Europe disinformation network.

Living in Czechia since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, Marchevskyi left his Prague residence after authorities put him — and the Russia-based Ukrainian tycoon Viktor Medvedchuk — under sanctions that would allow his EU residency status to be canceled after a two-month period.

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Czech intelligence has claimed that the manager of the purported Russian propaganda front Voice of Europe gave €20K in cash to Alternative for Germany's (AfD) Petr Bystron allegedly to fund new employees in the European Parliament.

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