Latvia: Ex-MEP Zdanoka subject of security service searches

Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) has conducted searches at two locations related to former MEP Tatjana Zdanoka (Tatyana Zhdanok) of the Latvian Russian Union (LKS), LETA reports. VDD confiscated data carriers, notes, and documents for further analysis. VDD confirmed that the searches were part of a criminal investigation into Zdanoka’s possible cooperation with Russian intelligence…

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Latvia: MEP working for Russian intelligence for two decades: report

Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka (Tatyana Zhdanok) has been working for Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) for two decades, according to a joint investigation by Re:Baltica, DELFI, The Insider, and Expressen. Leaked documents reveal that Zdanoka reported to two different FSB handlers from at least 2004 to 2017. She submitted detailed reports on her work at…

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