Russian intelligence-linked fund bankrolled 'Aussie Cossack' legal defence

Russian intelligence-linked fund bankrolled 'Aussie Cossack' legal defence

Simeon Boikov, the pro-Putin propagandist hiding from police in the Russian consulate in Sydney, received money and support from a Kremlin-backed organisation that has bankrolled the legal defence of alleged spies and criminals, new documents reveal.

Russian Foundation, Aimed at Helping ‘Compatriots’ Abroad, Supports Spies, Criminals, and Propagandists - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Ilya Lozovsky & Martin Laine Under the banner of human rights work, a state-backed Russian organization has spent years advancing the Kremlin’s geopolitical agenda across the world — including by funding the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists. Among the recipients of its grants is a taxi...