Slovakia worried by local links to sanctions-hit Russian bikers


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Aug 2018

A general view taken with a drone shows a recently established base for the Slovak chapter of Russia's ultra-nationalist Night Wolves bikers club near the village of Dolna Krupa, Slovakia, July 25, 2018. Picture taken July 25, 2018. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Handout via Reuters

BRATISLAVA (Reuters) - Russia's ultra-nationalist Night Wolves bikers club is expanding its presence in Slovakia, prompting the NATO member to seek to curb its influence amid concerns about the rise of the far-right.

The Night Wolves, under U.S. sanctions for their role in a pro-Russian insurgency in Ukraine, opened a Slovak branch in June and held military-style exercises in the same month with the Slovak Recruits, a 200-strong paramilitary group.

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