Journalists expose online terrorism efforts in Poland and Baltics

Journalists have uncovered a recruitment scheme on Telegram where pro-Russia handlers offer cryptocurrency payments for arson and sabotage in the Baltic states and Poland. The investigation revealed specific plots targeting Ukrainian organizations and NATO-related infrastructure.
Why it matters
This report exposes the use of encrypted messaging platforms for foreign-backed criminal activities and hybrid warfare tactics in Europe.
The full report can be found here, and outlines attempts to recruit people to commit various criminal acts in various countries across Europe. One prime example involed a journalist posing as a Ukrainian living in Lithuania near the Pabrades military training ground, which is also used by NATO allies. He was offered the task of filming the military equipment stationed there. Journalists have found that large sums of money are being offered for setting NATO military equipment on fire – 1,500 US dollars, or approximately 1,300 euros. In turn, a reward of 1,000 US dollars, or approximately 870 euros, is being offered for setting fire to a high-end car with Ukrainian license plates. Pro-Russia handlers were also offering incentives for finding "evidence" of Ukrainian drones in the Baltic states, a popular Kremlin falsehood and obsession.
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