+UPDATE+
The Telegraph Newspaper is estimated "to have recieved many millions" from the Russian State News Agency - RIA Novosti - to run Russia reports from 2007 onwards.
During this time Telegraph's reporting on Putin softened - while the paper became increasingly anti Europe.
Various media outlets such as the Guardian & Private Eye have reported on this.
However it is still unclear how much money was diverted to the Telegraph for this.
According to some reports the figure was over 500 000 yearly for a decade.
The final figure may exceed 5 million.
The content running mostly under the title "Russia Beyond The Headlines" was created exclusively by Kremlin approved sources.
The paid for content run by the Telegraph continued without pause even during the 1st invasions of Ukraine in Crimea and eastern areas.
Interestingly during this time a certain Telegraph journalist - Boris Johnson - started changing his line.
His wages were hugely increased & his reporting on Europe - previously more humourous - became darker & blaming the EU for Crimea annexation.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…
During this time Boris Johnson became per word the highest paid journalist in Fleet Street despite filing merely one column a week, usually late & rapidly written.
As Ive said repeatedly much of this has been well known in Fleet Street but most of the media decline to comment on it too publicly - bar the usual honourable exceptions such as Private Eye..
While the original pages have now all been wiped from the Telegraph site you can still see the cache version and read the Telegraph publishing Putin's propaganda talking points on Syria.
(h/t @PilibOCleirigh)
web.archive.org/web/2013053009…
As the Telegraph ramped up its anti EU hate...it was printing Kremlin talking points on Putin who used chemical weapons against Syrians...for money:
"And Russian President Vladimir Putin could well play the key role in brokering a deal...."
web.archive.org/web/2013061104…
Launch party filmed.
Everything written by Kremlin approved writers in the Telegraph.
And the Russians bought it for somewhere above 5 million.
Maybe many millions more - and no one will ever know the final amount.
Direct quote:
“They won the war for us.”
/ends
Addendum
The Daily Telegraph has quietly removed all trace of its Russian propaganda supplement from its website.
theneweuropean.co.uk/mandrake-daily…
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