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21 May 2025 12:38

❗️☦️"Throughout Russia's history, the Orthodox Church has always been with its people" - Vladimir Putin

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21 May 2025 11:55

❗️File under "least surprising news of 2025".

😂Associate Proffessor of the Griffith Asia Institute reacts to the ABC hit piece about Russia's Pravfond supporting Aussie Cossack.

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21 May 2025 11:13

❗️Аржаев – это пол беды, «Аржаевщина» – это целая беда.

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21 May 2025 10:13

❗️How did ABC News obtain internal emails between Simeon Boikov @AussieCossack and Moscow's Pravfond?

⚡️According to the OCCR: Last year, a leak of several dozen documents revealed that Pravfond had ties to Russian intelligence and had helped pay for the legal defense of notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout.

Now, an archive of nearly 50,000 emails from Pravfond, obtained by journalists from Danish public broadcaster DR and shared with OCCRP and 28 other media partners, exposes the inner workings of a foundation used by the Russian government to advance its interests around the world — defending spies, maintaining networks of influence, and funding propaganda — all under the banner of fighting for the human rights of Russian “compatriots.”

The emails show that Pravfond awarded well over 1,000 grants worth millions of dollars to people and organizations across the world over the course of about a decade.

https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists

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21 May 2025 10:06

❗️Australian readers react to the latest ABC News hit piece against @AussieCossack.

⚡️Do you agree with these comments?

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21 May 2025 09:20

❗️Another outrageous and very entertaining hit piece from the OCCRP about Russia's Pravfond and @AussieCossack 😂

https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists

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21 May 2025 08:11

❗️ The help of clergymen is in demand both in peacetime and in combat conditions, Putin said.

"The help of clergy is always in demand, always necessary during difficult trials. I would like to note that the clergy of almost all our traditional confessions are on duty. They are on the line of contact, and I repeat of all confessions, they provide assistance to people in the rear, away from the fighting, and this assistance is in high demand, because the most important guarantee of any success in difficult times and in the conditions of military operations is the internal composure of a person and the readiness to take such actions that the homeland expects from him.

And here, of course, motivation plays a primary role. Of course, you can't do without equipment and ammunition, but internal motivation still comes first, and here the role of spiritual mentors is difficult to overestimate."

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21 May 2025 07:51

❗️ ⚡Vladimir Putin visited the Kursk region

Putin held a meeting with volunteers, visited the Kursk NPP-2 that is currently under construction in the Kursk region.

He also held a meeting with the heads of municipalities of the Kursk region in the city of Kurchatov, the Kremlin reported.

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21 May 2025 06:49

❗️ABC NEWS: Boikov goes on to assure Pravfond that he will be continuing his propaganda activities as a Russian citizen.

"I continue my active pro-Russian activities, now as a citizen of Russia living far from my country … a constant information war is being waged with anti-Australian and anti-Russian forces of evil on the international radio station TNT and Sputnik."

TNT Radio was an Australian online station that hosted right-wing political views and conspiracy theorists before shutting down last year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:43

❗️ABC NEWS: However, in May last year, Boikov again wrote to Pravfond claiming that his lawyer, Mr Davis, had told him that Mr Arzhaev "dreams of giving me up to the Australian police".

"For some reason, Arzhaev is sure that he will achieve this in the near future," Boikov wrote.

"I ask you to take measures to stop any attempt by Arzhaev to betray me and hand me over to the police/special services of Australia.

"I am ready to leave the Consulate General even today, but only directly to Russia. I categorically refuse to be handed over from the Consulate to the police/special services/UFSIN [prisons service] of Australia.

"I trust only the Russian government and am waiting for the issue of my exfiltration to the Russian Federation to be resolved."

Mr Arzhaev is no longer Consul General in Sydney and did not respond to a request for comment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:35

❗️ABC NEWS: Between October 2023 and last December, he was listed on the Australian government's foreign influence transparency register due to his employment by Russian state-owned media group Rossiya Segodnya — or Russia Today — which owns and operates the propaganda channel Sputnik.

According to the register, Boikov's role was to "write information and multimedia materials in English and Russian on international, socio-political, socio-economic and other topics relevant in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region for posting on the foreign principal's internet resources".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:31

❗️ABC NEWS: Asked why, given Pravfond's alleged intelligence ties and prior support of the likes of Viktor Bout and Vadim Krasikov, he thought it was appropriate to apply for funding, Boikov said he was unaware of these facts.

"I didn't know about this fund … but even if I knew, even if I knew [them], I had no problems, because I think they're all heroes. They're my compatriots.

"I think Viktor Bout's a great guy … he's fantastic. He's a patriot. I'm a patriot."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:26

❗️ABC NEWS: The archive exposes the inner workings of a foundation used by the Russian government to advance its interests around the world — defending spies, maintaining networks of influence, and funding propaganda — all under the banner of fighting for the human rights of Russian "compatriots".

The emails reveal the extraordinary level of support offered to Boikov over several years.

It has included thousands of dollars in funding, lobbying of officials on his behalf, as well as petitioning for him to be granted Russian citizenship.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:18

❗️What a lovely article by the ABC.

🍿Enjoy reading it. 😁

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:10

❗️Russian Rosoboronexport is discussing over 100 projects for defense products with 20 countries, with a potential value exceeding $30 billion - Head of Rosoboronexport Mikheev

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21 May 2025 12:06

❗️ ⚡Putin hints that Russia will eventually make Sumy a Russian region during a meeting in Kursk!

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21 May 2025 11:52

❗️ No one is interested in delaying the process of developing a memorandum on a future peace treaty with Ukraine - Dmitry Peskov

He noted that most of the work on the memorandum is being carried out behind closed doors.

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21 May 2025 11:08

❗️ In Odessa a man climbed to the top of a tree to escape from Zelensky's thugs but even that didn't save him.

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21 May 2025 10:10

❗️Ответ на вопрос откуда у ABC личная переписка Семена Бойкова @AussieCossack с ПравФондом?

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21 May 2025 09:27

❗️More outrageous allegations from the so called "OCCRP". Why do they find it so shocking that Russia supports @AussieCossack?

⚡️Another case in Australia demonstrates Pravfond’s lobbying prowess within the Russian government — sometimes just as valuable as its financial support.

Pravfond also pulled numerous strings on Boikov’s behalf. After his retreat into the consulate, Boikov complained of being mistreated by the consul, who, he wrote, “dreams of giving me up to the Australian police.”

In response, Pravfond convened meetings with high-level Russian diplomats and wrote letters lobbying for Boikov’s interests.

Most significantly, it also appears to have pushed for his naturalization, resulting in a 2023 decree from President Putin granting him Russian citizenship. “I express my genuine gratitude for your help in solving this matter,” he wrote Pravfond. “This is a huge joyful event for which I have been striving for many years.”

https://www.occrp.org/en/project/dear-compatriots/russian-foundation-aimed-at-helping-compatriots-abroad-supports-spies-criminals-and-propagandists

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21 May 2025 09:01

❗️ The FSB detained a resident of the Kaluga Region who was collecting information about air defense in the region.

Correspondence with the curator and militants of terrorist organizations banned in the Russian Federation was found on his phone.

The criminal was actively studying training materials on how to operate attack drones. On assignment, he purchased power banks, dry rations, and energy drinks, which he planned to plant in a cache for members of Ukrainian sabotage groups.

The detainee fully admitted his guilt. A case of treason has been opened.

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21 May 2025 08:07

❗️ "These people would take second place even in a competition of idiots"

Vladimir Putin mocks the Ukrainian neo-Nazis

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21 May 2025 06:51

❗️ABC NEWS: Boikov told the ABC that he believed his pro-Russian propaganda work encouraged Pravfond to support his citizenship application.

"I'm sure that makes me more appealing," he said.

"It shouldn't be unusual that Pravfond supports people, because what's the common factor here for our pro-Russian position such as I and others who have probably come into contact with Pravfond?

"The common factor is that most of us, myself included, [as a] very clear example, are indeed persecuted for the fact that we stick up for Russia."

Pravfond, its director Alexander Udaltsov, its deputy director Vladimir Pozdorovkin, the Russian consulate in Sydney and Mr Arzhaev did not respond to requests for comment.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:48

❗️ABC NEWS: "Thanks to your petition and support, on September 27, 2023, a Presidential decree was signed granting me Russian citizenship," Boikov wrote.

"The Russian passport was handed to me after the oath on the territory of the General Consulate in Sydney.

"For me, this is a huge joyful event, which I have been striving for [for] many years.

"I express my sincere gratitude to you and the staff of the Foundation for the Protection of the Rights of Compatriots for your assistance in resolving this issue."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:41

❗️Pravfond describes Boikov in internal documents and letters to other agencies as a Russian patriot unjustly persecuted for airing his views.

The organisation has also lobbied on Boikov's behalf.

During his stay at the consulate, Boikov complained of him being mistreated by the Consul General, Igor Arzhaev.

According to a Pravfond report contained in the emails, Pravfond recieved complaints that "psychological pressure is being exerted on S. Boykov in the RZU [consulate], which is undermining his strength and health".

"The letter of appeal, in particular, points out that, on the instructions of Consul General I.N. Arzhaev, S. Boykov was prohibited from leaving his apartment for several months, the door was bolted from the outside, restrictions were imposed on contacts with his wife, and he was deprived of access to the Internet."

Boikov told the ABC that the allegations in the letter were true and that Mr Arzhaev "would justify the psychological pressure, the prison-like conditions … by saying, 'You're an Australian citizen. And you are in the section of the consulate which is for diplomats only.'"

In response, according to the emails, Pravfond convened meetings with high-level Russian diplomats and wrote letters advocating for Boikov's interests.

"On August 14, 2023, the Executive Director sent a letter to [Boikov's wife] with a message that the Foundation had drawn the attention of interested departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the problems of S. Boykov," a report by Pravfond said.

"This, in our understanding, generally contributed to the normalisation of the situation around him. The Foundation expressed its readiness to continue supporting S. Boykov in his activities for the benefit of the Russian world."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:34

❗️ABC NEWS: Boikov sought more space in consulate for propaganda operation

From inside the consulate, Boikov regularly broadcasts pro-Russian propaganda via the Telegram app, where he has over 90,000 subscribers.

The emails show Boikov asked Pravfond to help him secure more room for his broadcast studio inside the consulate, following his listing on the transparency register and work with Russia Today.

"Since I am completely legally engaged in journalism in Australia and officially signed a contract with the Russian federal information agency 'Russia Today', I ask you to assist in obtaining additional premises (room) in the Consulate building to expand its television and radio studio, in which information materials for the International Information Agency 'Russia Today' will be prepared and covered," he wrote.

Boikov told the ABC that this request was not granted by the consulate.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:28

❗️ABC NEWS: Fund bankrolled legal defence

⚡️Boikov, who goes by the nickname "Aussie Cossack", has been hiding from authorities in the consulate since December 2022 after he assaulted a pro-Ukraine protester in central Sydney.

At the time, Boikov had just been released from jail after serving 4 months for breaching a suppression order revealing the name of an pedofile who was facing trial.

He was on parole when he committed the assault and fled to the consulate to avoid an arrest warrant. He was convicted in absentia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:23

❗️ABC NEWS: Simeon Boikov, the pro-Putin propagandist hiding in the Russian consulate in Sydney from police , received money and support from a Kremlin-backed organisation that has bankrolled the legal defence of alleged spies and criminals, new documents reveal.

Previous reporting has indicated that the organisation, Pravfond, has helped pay for the legal defence of notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and hit man Vadim Krasikov, who murdered a Chechen militant in Berlin in 2019.

Several top Pravfond figures, including its deputy director Vladimir Pozdorovkin, have been identified as former intelligence officers.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 06:17

⚡️BOOM.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-21/pravfond-paid-legal-fees-of-aussie-cossack-simeon-boikov/105297984

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21 May 2025 03:57

❗️“Are you concerned about the reports of Russian military build-up along the borders with Finland and Norway?” a journalist asks Trump.

😂“It doesn’t bother me at all,” the US President replied.

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