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- Reposted by VSquare.orgSCOOP: After the Munich Security Conference, Marco Rubio plans to visit Bratislava (Feb 15) and Budapest (Feb 15–16), per a current schedule shared with sources. Plans could still change. Meanwhile, Orbán hopes that Trump or JD Vance would also come to boost his campaign: vsquare.org/goulash-orba...
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- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
- 🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
- 💥From our latest newsletter: Estonian foreign intel’s top Russia analyst on the Kremlin’s worries; an MCC/Orbán-orbit researcher suspected of Chinese espionage ties; Trump/Greenland could shake Europe’s intel cooperation; an Orbán cabinet leak—and more.
- 🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
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- 💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. investigace.cz
- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
- 👌🍲 Goulash is back this week. Fresh scoops, sharp intel, and hard-hitting investigations from Central Europe’s leading non-profit outlets — landing straight in your inbox. The next drop is on Thursday. 📨 Subscribe: http://vsquare.org/n...
- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
- 🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. Re:Baltica VSquare.org
- 🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
- Reposted by VSquare.org💥It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just three months from now. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power. Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
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- 🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
- 🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
- 🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
- 🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. Re:Baltica VSquare.org
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- 👌🍲 Goulash is back — and we’re kicking off 2026 with a bang. Fresh scoops, sharp intel, and hard-hitting investigations from Central Europe’s top non-profit outlets, straight to your inbox every two weeks. Don’t miss Thursday’s drop. 📨 Subscribe: http://vsquare.org/n...
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- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- Reposted by VSquare.org💥Linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinformation campaign, the Russian hosting firm Aéza has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK and its founders charged in Russia. Yet despite operating servers in Europe, the EU has taken no action.
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- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- Slovak-made Grand Power weapons are still sold in Russia because a licensed factory in Nizhny Novgorod produces them. The Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak & The Insider found the license was granted pre-2022, but some arms still reached Russia illegally.
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- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. @rebaltica.bsky.social @vsquare.bsky.social
- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. @rebaltica.bsky.social @vsquare.bsky.social
- Slovak-made Grand Power weapons are still sold in Russia because a licensed factory in Nizhny Novgorod produces them. The Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak & The Insider found the license was granted pre-2022, but some arms still reached Russia illegally.
- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 🇷🇴👨💻🇵🇱 Romanian social media operatives quietly boosted Karol Nawrocki’s Polish presidential run on Facebook. 🕵️🇷🇺 The same network works for other Law and Justice figures and is linked to Romania's pro-Kremlin, far-right leader George Simion. 🔗FULL STORY: vsquare.org/how-romanian...
- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. @rebaltica.bsky.social @vsquare.bsky.social
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- Slovak-made Grand Power weapons are still sold in Russia because a licensed factory in Nizhny Novgorod produces them. The Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak & The Insider found the license was granted pre-2022, but some arms still reached Russia illegally.
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- 🔎🌊Crystal clear at its source in Ukraine, the Tisza river carries tons of plastic waste by the time it reaches Hungary. A new investigation shows how poor waste management in Transcarpathia, compounded by Russia’s war, has worsened the river’s pollution.
- 💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- 💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. @rebaltica.bsky.social @vsquare.bsky.social
- 🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. @investigacecz.bsky.social
- Slovak-made Grand Power weapons are still sold in Russia because a licensed factory in Nizhny Novgorod produces them. The Investigative Center of Ján Kuciak & The Insider found the license was granted pre-2022, but some arms still reached Russia illegally.
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- 🔎🩺INVESTIGATION: Doctors who lost their licenses for serious misconduct can relocate and continue practicing abroad. Reporters uncovered 100+ cases of banned doctors relicensed in other countries — many are still treating patients. #BadPractice
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- ⚡️Before Russia’s war, Czech firms were among the biggest importers of Russian birch plywood. Though now banned under EU rules, loopholes let it slip back via Kazakhstan or Georgia. The EU warns such Russian wood still likely ends up in Czech homes.
- 💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network.
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- 🔎💰INVESTIGATION: During Hungary’s EU presidency, Viktor Orbán’s government pressured visiting delegations to stay at an Orbán family-owned luxury hotel. The Finnish PM & his team was even redirected there by organizers despite booking a different hotel.
