One of those is Max Schlund, who was originally called Rostislav Teslyuk before he changed his name a decade ago.

He has travelled to Russian-controlled east Ukraine in recent months, plus a Russian government agency — currently under EU sanctions — paid for his plane ticket to attend a conference where Russian President Vladimir Putin was a keynote speaker.

The agency, Rossotrudnichestvo, was sanctioned by the bloc for overseeing a network of “influence” that was spreading Kremlin narratives.

Source: Pro-Russian agents working to turn Germany against Ukraine | Euronews