Vladimir Putin has appointed an infamous propagandist from Yevgeny Prigozhin’s old media empire to serve on Russia’s Presidential Human Rights Council.
As the head of organizations like USA Really and the Foundation for National Values Protection, Alexander Malkevich has led Russian efforts to interfere in foreign elections around the globe. Through its Rewards for Justice program, the U.S. State Department currently offers up to $10 million for information about Malkevich.
Notably, in 2019, Libyan police arrested two operatives from Malkevich’s foundation on suspicion of attempting to influence the country’s upcoming elections in collusion with Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the fugitive son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Since February 2022, Malkevich has worked to create Russian television networks in occupied Ukraine. This September, he joined the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly on a platform to help facilitate the social reintegration of Ukraine war veterans.
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