Overview

• Searches are linked to allegations of Russian payments to MEPs to promote pro-Kremlin narratives.
• The investigation focuses on Guillaume Pradoura, an aide to far-right MEP Marcel de Graaff.
• Pradoura previously worked for Maximilian Krah, who is also under scrutiny for ties to Russia and China.
• The raids come just days before EU elections, raising concerns about electoral interference.
• The EU has sanctioned the Voice of Europe news site, central to the alleged propaganda operation.