Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers鈥� protests?
A pro-Russian image from a farmers protest in Poland went viral. Who is the man behind it? And what can we say about possible Russian influence in Poland鈥檚 protests and beyond?
Farmers' protests have been erupting across Europe, and on February 20th one image from a protest in Poland went viral. It showed a tractor carrying a soviet flag and bearing a slogan calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to 鈥榖ring order to Ukraine, Brussels and our rulers.鈥� The man driving the tractor was arrested and is currently awaiting trial. After the image was released Poland鈥檚 foreign ministry spokesperson released a statement warning of attempts to take over the country鈥檚 agricultural protest movement by extreme and irresponsible groups 鈥榩ossibly under the influence of Russian agents.鈥� In this episode of 麻豆官网首页入口 Trending, we attempt to track down the man behind the banner. Who is he? And what鈥檚 the evidence for Russian involvement in, or amplification of, farmers鈥� protests in Poland and beyond?
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