CHARGES of Russian interference in European politics tend to be shrouded in mystery. Take the case of Egor Putilov (pictured), also known as Alexander Fridback, Tobias Lagerfeldt and Aleksandr Yarovenko. On June 8th 2016, Sveriges Radio, the Swedish public radio station, interviewed Mr Putilov, who identified himself as a former employee of the national migration agency. He stated that asylum-seekers as old as 40 were claiming to be children, and that the agency was letting them in. In a country divided over refugee policy, the allegation seemed explosive.
Two hours later, Sveriges Radio deleted the interview. Mr Putilov was an unreliable source: he had taken a journalism course at the broadcaster some months earlier, and had been reported to the police for failing to return his temporary press card. Then in August, Aftonbladet, a daily, reported that someone calling himself Egor Putilov had used the pen name Tobias Lagerfeldt to write an opinion piece that it had published, calling for a more open refugee policy. Moreover, it found, the so-called Mr Putilov was in fact Alexander Fridback, an...Continue reading
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