A German politician has been filmed taking large sums of cash from a Kremlin-supporting broadcaster, Czech intelligence has claimed.

Petr Bystron, who is standing for Alternative for Germany (AfD) at European parliamentary elections in June, allegedly received €20,000 (£17,000) in cash from the manager of a Russian propaganda network while sitting in a parked car, recordings indicate.

Mr Bystron, who also sits on the Bundestag’s foreign affairs committee, has previously denied allegations of taking Russian money as a “defamation campaign”.

The Security Information Service (BIS), the Czech Republic’s domestic intelligence agency, now says Mr Bystron met with Artem Marchevsky, who allegedly managed a Kremlin-backed propaganda front called Voice of Europe, at least three times in the past six months.

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    8 months ago

    I’d talk them into giving me lots of money, then reveal it, and donate it to Ukraine.

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      8 months ago

      A noble thing if you could pull it off.

      But stay away from windows for the rest of your life and always prepare your own tea.

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      8 months ago

      That I’d be OK with. Or just pocketing the cash and telling their own agents who’s bribing and how.

      But this twat might be dumb enough to actually do some dumb shit in return.
      Also 20k, are the Russians that broke? The dude so insignificant? Or this just the tip of the money pile?