One more propagandist pretending to be a journalist has finally left the EU. It’s the German Putinversteher Dagmar Henn. She was a reporter for the well-known Russian propaganda channel RT. Her work has often been criticized, as Henn is a supporter of various conspiracy theories. She justified the actions of Adolf Hitler during World War II. She denied the crimes of the Russian army in Bucha, calling it a fake. She is also the author of the book “Honest Donbas”, which justifies Russian aggression against Ukraine and supports the main narratives of Kremlin propaganda. Thus, Henn cannot be called a journalist, she is just another mouthpiece of Russian state propaganda aimed to influence public opinion in Europe.
It is not surprising that she fled from a completely fair investigation by German law enforcement to Russia, where she has already been granted political asylum.
This is not the first such case. After European countries began to investigate the subversive activities of Russian agents more closely, the number of such asylum seekers in Russia increased.
Earlier, another well-known propagandist who called herself a journalist, Alina Lipp, moved to Russia. Lipp also tried to promote Russian narratives in Germany, but after an investigation into her ties to the Kremlin was published, she was also forced to flee from the police.
It’s important to underline that such actions of European law enforcement officers are not an “attack on freedom of speech” or “restriction of media freedom” – as Russians sometimes try to show. After all, these Russian agents are not real journalists. On the contrary, the actions of the German police in this case are an example to follow for the rest of the EU.
Europe needs to protect itself from Moscow’s propaganda influence. This becomes even more important on the eve of the European Parliament elections. It is not a secret that Russia will try to interfere in the voting process to bring its supporters to the parliament. The goal of Moscow’s “active measures” is to lift sanctions, stop international support for Ukraine and return to business as usual with EU. If this happens, Russia will regain its strength and will be able to start military aggression against EU countries in the nearest future.
