Kremlin-backed propagandist Sergey Markhel has been spotted working for opponents of the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement from the GeenStijl movement in the Netherlands, according to Ukrainian online newspaper Europeiska Pravda.
Earlier, Markhel was often involved in activities of Russia`s embassies in EU member states.
Now he is campaigning against the Ukrainian Association in the Netherlands, using a badge of the organizer.
According to the report, many Russian propaganda theses can be heard at such events, in particular, that Ukraine is integrated into the EU against its will, about “a coup d`etat” during Maidan events, about the need to respect the interests of Russia. Another propagandist mantra is that the Netherlands will “save the EU from Putin`s anger” if the Dutch stall the Association Agreement with Ukraine.
Another propagandist, Polish citizen Tomasz Maciejczuk, nicknamed by the Ukrainian community in the Netherlands “the Russian Embassy`s in-house provocateur,” has also been seen in anti-Ukrainian events. Maciejczuk goes from one to another panel discussion, calls himself a journalist but he does not name his media outlet, and accuses Ukraine of oppressing Russian-speaking people and those who disagree with the Ukrainian authorities.
As UaPosition reported earlier, the Netherlands will hold a consultative referendum on the Ukraine-EU Association Agreement on April 6. The question that will be asked is whether a voter is for or against the ratification of the agreement. The referendum was initiated by GeenPeil, a politically geared initiative by GeenStijl, a Dutch weblog known for its provocative content and its past hoaxes.
Ukraine`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims that whatever decision has been taken at the Dutch referendum, this will not stop Ukraine`s European integration.
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