1/🚨 Tommy Robinson and Russia🚨Given recent days, questions should be asked about Robinson's links to Russia.
In 2020, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) went to Moscow & St Petersburg.
This marked his 1st overt meeting with figures tied to malign elements within Russia. Some he met specialise in foreign influence operations / spreading disinformation.2/ ✈️ Arrival in Russia
Robinson arrived in Moscow on Feb 20, 2020; the trip was first publicised by pro-Kremlin journalist Edvard Chesnokov.
Chesnokov is deputy editor of Komsomolskaya Pravda & a notable pro-Putin journalist, having previously worked at Izvestia.
Robinson recorded an episode for Tsargrad TV, a conservative channel with deep ties to the Kremlin and characters like Alexander Dugin. #Russia #TsargradTV
Tsargrad is owned & funded by Konstantin Malofeev, who has extensive ties to the Kremlin & the global far right.
