The Czech Republic on March 27 imposed sanctions on pro-Russia Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk and his close associate Artem Marchevskiy. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala said they had tried to carry out influence operations to Moscow's benefit on Czech territory. The German publication Der Spiegel identified Medvedchuk and Marchevsky as operators of the Prague-based pro-Moscow news website Voice of Europe. The German publication said the website played a key role in financing pro-Kremlin European Parliament candidates. To read the full story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
