Russian propaganda – The "Shtandart" In Europe

SHTANDART CASE: Mor Glaz’s Role in Russia’s Sanctions Evasion

SHTANDART CASE: Mor Glaz’s and Jean-Paul Hellequin's Role in Russia’s Sanctions Evasion

Shtandart: Jean-Paul Hellequin, head of Mor Glaz, runs a campaign to break the blockade.
Uses fabricated humanitarian pretexts to force entry.
Gains mass coverage in Kremlin-controlled media.

Ukrainophobic activist Michel Balique and sanctioned Russian ship still in France

Michel Balique, Amis des Grands Voiliers : ukrainophobia

Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a French activist (Russian influence agent), Michel Balique, has used the association he presides, “Friends of Tall Ships,” as a tool for commercial promotion of the Russian ship “Shtandart.”
Moreover, Balique uses it to spread a parallel pro-Kremlin reality intended to screen the circumvention of the 5th package of the EU sanctions against Russia, with the decision-makers, the media, and the opinion, Bernard Grua wrote. The French newspaper “Libération” sheds light on the actions of the pro-Russian lobbyist.