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flag Former UKIP politician Nathan Gill convicted of bribery for accepting Russian-linked payments to promote pro-Moscow figures.

flag Nathan Gill, a former UK Independence Party and Reform UK politician, was convicted in a London court on eight counts of bribery for accepting payments from Oleg Voloshyn, a pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker, to promote Russian-aligned media and figures like Viktor Medvedchuk. flag Prosecutors allege he was paid at least €10,000 via WhatsApp messages between 2018 and 2021 to make favorable statements on Ukrainian TV channel 112 and influence other European lawmakers. flag Two other Brexit Party MEPs attended a meeting with Medvedchuk at Gill’s invitation, unaware of the payments. flag Voloshyn, sanctioned by the UK and US for alleged FSB ties, denied Russian involvement. flag The case has raised concerns about foreign interference in European politics, particularly during the war in Ukraine, though Gill has not been charged in connection with foreign influence.

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