Founder of Russian war blog Rybar arrested in Montenegro
Police detained the Rybar founder and four others as authorities investigated suspected Russian influence operations and hybrid activities, officials said.
- On Friday, authorities in Montenegro arrested Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the influential Russian war blog Rybar, in the Adriatic resort of Risan following warnings of hybrid warfare attempts to destabilize the country.
- Intelligence agencies monitored the group for several days after arrival as the National Security Agency executed an operation targeting 'hybrid activities' by Russian information networks suspected of undermining Montenegro's interests.
- Rybar-Led channels claim the team, including creative director Valeria Zvinchuk, was in the country legally and planning to film at a monastery. The Russian Foreign Ministry is working "to resolve the situation," Rybar posted.
- The United States State Department previously offered up to $10 million for information on 19 individuals managing Rybar-led channels, alleging they promoted Russia's political interests ahead of 2024 elections and encouraged discord in the United States.
- "Montenegro is protecting its interests," Prime Minister Spajic stated, as the European Union candidate previously banned Russian state media and expelled diplomats over the war in Ukraine, signaling its pro-Western alignment.
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Montenegrin Prime Minister Milojko Spajic commented on the detention of Mikhail Zvinchuk, the head of the Russian propaganda information network Rybar.
Mikhail Zvintzhuk has been on both the US and EU sanctions lists for suspected hybrid operations.
Russian pro-Kremlin war blogger and founder of ‘Rybar’ Telegram channel detained in Montenegro
By Anna Chernova, Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — Russian pro-Kremlin military blogger Mikhail Zvinchuk, founder of the Rybar Telegram channel, has been detained in Montenegro along with several associates, the channel said Friday. “Mikhail Zvinchuk was indeed detained in Montenegro along with other Russian citizens,” Rybar said in a post. The Telegram channel, which British
MIHAIL Zvinchuk, founder of the Russian propaganda network Rybar, was arrested in Montenegro with his associates. The network is linked to Kremlin propaganda, and Zvinchuk is under US and UK sanctions.
Montenegro Arrests Founder of Influential Russian Pro-War Blog Rybar
Authorities in Montenegro have arrested Mikhail Zvinchuk, the founder of the influential pro-war Russian Telegram channel Rybar, in an operation targeting suspected Russian influence activities, officials confirmed Friday.
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