Russia Launches Far-Right Network "Paladins" Calling for Violence in Europe
6 hours ago
- #European security
- #far-right extremism
- #Russian hybrid warfare
- Russia launched an international far-right network called Paladins, advocating violence to 'restore white race rights and traditional values'.
- Paladins' Telegram channel promotes neo-Nazi rhetoric, targeting homosexuals, Muslims, Jews, and non-white people as threats to the 'white race'.
- The network was founded at a congress in St. Petersburg, attended by ultranationalist figures like Konstantin Malofeev and Aleksandr Dugin.
- Paladins aims to synchronize far-right movements across Europe, eroding EU unity and creating chronic instability.
- The group uses decentralized, transnational coordination, making it difficult for intelligence services to track.
- Funding for such activities is facilitated through Russian intelligence, using methods like cryptocurrency, diplomatic mail, and hawala systems.
- European intelligence agencies are urged to monitor cultural centers, sports clubs, and other seemingly harmless fronts for Russian influence.
- Paladins is seen as a long-term hybrid warfare tool, focusing on ideological erosion rather than immediate violence.