How Germans with experience in Russia are expanding contacts with Ukraine

Some German lawyers, consultants, and lobbyists who used to work in Russia have changed their rhetoric and started participating in events on Ukraine and even traveling to Lviv and Kyiv. These people maintained their pro-Russian stance after the annexation of Crimea, and some even after the full-scale invasion. Who are they? LIGA.net explains.

This publication is based on open sources and expert opinions and covers issues of public interest. The article was written in cooperation with analysts of the German organization Policy Network Analytics.

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