FILE PHOTO: Elena Kolbasnikova and Max Schlund, originally called Rostislav Teslyuk, organisers of pro-Russia rallies, stand on stage at a rally in Cologne, Germany, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) -The European Union on Tuesday announced sanctions against three pro-Russia activists whose activities promoting the Kremlin's agenda inside Germany were first revealed in a Reuters investigation in 2023.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Elena Kolbasnikova and her husband Max Schlund have been organising pro-Kremlin rallies in Germany to urge Berlin to abandon its military support for Kyiv.
