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  "url": "https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/neurechte-russland-101.html",
  "source": "extension",
  "status": "approved",
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  "subcategory": "Political Manipulation",
  "incident_type": "Creating/manipulating political movements",
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  "source_reliability": "B",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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    "hybrid warfare",
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    "Node 2: 5th Column",
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  "description": "Numerous European nationalist and right-wing organisations admire Russian President Putin, exemplified by the Munich-based 'Center for Continental Cooperation' (ZKZ). The ZKZ presents itself as an international NGO and intellectual platform opposing US hegemony and mass immigration ('Great Replacement'), organizing lectures and conferences with Russian academic partners MGIMO and the Russian International Affairs Council. The ZKZ is headed by Jurij Kofner, connected through Russian phone numbers and social media to Kremlin-linked institutions and events, including the Valdai Club and the Gorchakov Foundation. The ZKZ collaborates with German far-right groups such as the Institut für Staatspolitik and the Identitarian movement, as well as the AfD party where figures like Björn Höcke and André Poggenburg promote narratives aligned with ZKZ's agenda. The Lithuanian member Algis Klimaitis, once suspected of KGB ties, actively advocates for a Eurasian continentalist vision opposite to NATO and transatlanticism, supporting AfD's nationalist campaigns. Klimaitis particularly campaigns against immigration and promotes racialized rhetoric invoking 'race mixing' and the preservation of European peoples. The network’s activities and rhetoric are viewed by German and Lithuanian officials as components of Russian hybrid warfare strategies aiming to weaken Western alliances and democratic states by amplifying nationalist and anti-NATO sentiment within Germany.",
  "summary_short": "A pro-Russian German right-wing network linked to the 'Center for Continental Cooperation' in Munich cooperates with far-right groups including AfD, promoting anti-Western and anti-immigration agendas supportive of Russian geopolitical interests.",
  "summary_extended": "The 'Center for Continental Cooperation' (ZKZ) in Munich is a newly active German-based network promoting anti-American and anti-immigration ideas while maintaining strong ties to Russian institutions such as MGIMO and the Gorchakov Foundation. Led by Jurij Kofner, who is connected to Russian political elites and attended the Valdai Club gathering, the ZKZ cooperates with far-right German actors, including the Institut für Staatspolitik and the AfD, particularly prominent figures like Björn Höcke and André Poggenburg. The network furthers narratives of 'Great Replacement' and opposition to NATO, aligning with Kremlin interests in destabilizing Western democratic cohesion. Litvian member Algis Klimaitis, with alleged past KGB links, supports these themes and actively participates in AfD election campaigning. This constellation represents a facet of Russia's hybrid warfare aimed at influencing political movements in Germany by empowering right-wing nationalist actors who promote pro-Russian positions and anti-Western sentiment.",
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  "event_time_utc": "2016-04-29T12:50:00.000Z",
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  "id": "c4480787-9eec-4297-8236-364669239a18",
  "url": "https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/neurechte-russland-101.html",
  "source": "extension",
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  "subcategory": "Political Manipulation",
  "incident_type": "Creating/manipulating political movements",
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  "source_reliability": "B",
  "info_credibility": "3",
  "tags": [
    "pro-Russian networks",
    "right-wing extremism",
    "hybrid warfare",
    "AfD",
    "political manipulation",
    "Russia influence",
    "German far-right",
    "Kontinentalismus",
    "Eurasia",
    "Valdai Club"
  ],
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    "Node 2: 5th Column",
    "Node 3: Political Disruptions"
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  "countries": [
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  "summary_extended": "The 'Center for Continental Cooperation' (ZKZ) in Munich is a newly active German-based network promoting anti-American and anti-immigration ideas while maintaining strong ties to Russian institutions such as MGIMO and the Gorchakov Foundation. Led by Jurij Kofner, who is connected to Russian political elites and attended the Valdai Club gathering, the ZKZ cooperates with far-right German actors, including the Institut für Staatspolitik and the AfD, particularly prominent figures like Björn Höcke and André Poggenburg. The network furthers narratives of 'Great Replacement' and opposition to NATO, aligning with Kremlin interests in destabilizing Western democratic cohesion. Litvian member Algis Klimaitis, with alleged past KGB links, supports these themes and actively participates in AfD election campaigning. This constellation represents a facet of Russia's hybrid warfare aimed at influencing political movements in Germany by empowering right-wing nationalist actors who promote pro-Russian positions and anti-Western sentiment.",
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