Russia actively stoking discord in Macedonia since 2008, intel files say
Leaked documents suggest Kremlin’s goal is to stop Balkan countries joining Nato and to pry them away from western influence
Russian spies and diplomats have been involved in a nearly decade-long effort to spread propaganda and
provoke discord in Macedonia, according to a leak of classified documents from the country’s intelligence agency.
The documents suggest that Moscow has been seeking to step up its influence all across the countries of the former Yugoslavia. The Kremlin’s goal is to stop them from joining
Nato and to pry them away from western influence, the reports say.
The files were obtained by the
Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Projectand shared with the Guardian. They also show efforts by Serbian intelligence to support pro-Russian and anti-western nationalists in Macedonia
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