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Date Published: 05/05/2022

ARCHIVED - Top Russia propaganda blogger arrested in Spain

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The YouTube blogger who sought asylum in Spain is wanted for high treason in Ukraine

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Top Russia propaganda blogger arrested in Spain

A popular Ukrainian blogger and reported pro-Putin propagandist has been arrested in Spain on charges of “high treason” on Thursday May 5. Anthony Shariy, a 43-year-old former journalist from Kyiv, sought asylum in Spain in 2016 and has been living somewhere on the Catalan coast ever since. The suspect claims that he has been subject to protests and harassment outside his Spanish home since Russia invaded Ukraine.

The Spanish National Police have confirmed the Ukrainian man’s arrest in Tarragona; he is being moved to Madrid where the courts will decide upon his extradition.

Mr Shariy has been running a YouTube and Telegram channel with over a million followers which he has used as a platform to criticise Ukraine’s post-revolution government, and critics of the journalist in Spain have described him as “pro-Putin 100%” and a “pro-Russia propagandist”.

Ukrainian authorities claim Mr Shariy, whose political party was banned under martial law in February, has been spreading disinformation to harm Ukraine’s national security while living in exile in Spain.

His arrest “is another proof that the traitors will receive their punishment sooner or later,” the Ukrainian authorities said, and have praised the collaboration of their “partners” in his capture.

Mr Shariy’s capture in Spain was announced by the Ukrainian Security Services, the SBU, who have previously accused him of helping to organise pro-Russia media campaigns. The suspect denies these accusations and has in turn accused the SBU of plotting an assassination attempt against him.

In recent months, Kyiv has intensified surveillance of news content that supposedly defends pro-Russian positions, and the war-torn country has recently sanctioned lawmakers Viktor Medvedchuk and Taras Kozak, who are understood to be close to Putin.

Ukrainian officials have promised to do everything in their power to hold Mr Shariy accountable for his crimes.

⚡️⚡️ Popular pro-Russian blogger, politician Anatoly Shariy detained in Spain.

The controversial Ukrainian blogger was detained in Spain on May 4, the Security Service of Ukraine said.

Ukrainian authorities suspect Shariy of high treason. pic.twitter.com/NHVf6j0DfY
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 5, 2022

Image: YouTube

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