Court Hears Suspected Russian Proxies Traveled to Germany, Switzerland
Four Bulgarian men are on trial in Paris for their alleged roles in defacing the Holocaust Memorial last year.
A Paris court heard that suspected Russian proxies, who are on trial for defacing the Paris Holocaust Museum with red paint, later traveled to Germany and Switzerland.
- Four Bulgarian men are accused of participating in tagging the museum and dozens of other Parisian buildings with red hand impressions.
- The prosecution suspects the May 2024 raid was part of Moscow’s undeclared but multi-faceted hybrid war on the continent.
Of the four suspects, Mircho Angelov, 27, is on the run, while Nikolay Ivanov, 42, was arrested in Croatia last year and was extradited.
Police investigation documents cited in court alleged they had “received instructions in Russian via Telegram.
Author's summary: Trial of Bulgarian men for defacing Paris Holocaust Museum.