Russia Accused of Using German Anti-War Protests for Propaganda

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1. *Exclusive story from Bloomberg reporters Alberto Nardelli and Michael Nienaber:*

   Russian military intelligence has worked to exploit fringe peace demonstrations in Germany as part of a broader operation aiming to influence public opinion in the country and undermine support for Ukraine, according to European government officials familiar with the matter and documents seen by Bloomberg News.

   One organization targeted by the Russian GRU’s psychological operations unit 54777 is Alternative Kinder Zukunft (AKiZ) and its “Children of War” photo project, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss confidential issues.

   The photo exhibition launched in Cologne in June 2022, a few months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, and declares on its website that it aims to draw attention to the suffering of children in war zones. The organizers said it has toured cities including Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt, and has also been shown in France, Spain, Italy and Belgium.

2. It’s long overdue to kick Russian propagandists out of Europe and shut down their delivery channels! Because besides lies and pseudo ‘greatness’ of Russia, they show nothing!

3. Russia exploiting European [*useful idiots*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_idiot) since 1945.

4. Nothing new. You see them at every “easter march”.

5. Kinda unsurprising.

6. Ups, how dare you protesting for peace…! /S

7. Of course, Putin’s mafia state does anything to achieve its goals. Many Germans are generally in favor of peace, and Putin exploits these sentiments among the political spectrum. Both the far right and far left (at least partially) fuel Putin’s narrative and put the blame on the West. There are politicians like Wagenknecht and others who constantly blame NATO for Putin’s war.

   Luckily, a lot of Germans do understand the repercussions of a favorable peace for Russia.

8. lol and someone is surprised?

9. That basically has been going on since the start of the war. I hope they will do something about that.

10. I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise.

11. Protests so successful I never even heard of them