Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said in an interview with Politico that Russia paid some MEPs to spread propaganda.

He spoke about the close cooperation between Belgian and Czech intelligence services, which exposed "the Russian propaganda network in the European Union."

"For example, it has become known that Russia has approached MEPs and paid them to promote Russian propaganda here," de Croo said.

The Belgian prime minister's representative also told the publication that he spoke in the context of the introduction of sanctions by the Czech Republic against the Voice of Europe news site. It was also used to spread Russian propaganda.