Nathan Gill Sentenced: The Tip of the Iceberg of Russia’s European Interference

The conviction of the former Reform UK Leader in Wales for accepting bribes to advance Russian propaganda pales in comparison with the vast covert Kremlin operations that have long been reshaping our political landscape, writes Sergei Cristo

Nathan Gill, the former Leader of Reform UK in Wales and a trusted lieutenant of Nigel Farage, was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison in November after he admitted to taking bribes from Oleg Voloshyn, a pro-Russian Ukrainian politician, to repeat pro-Kremlin talking points in the European Parliament, where Gill sat as an MEP.

Prosecutors stated that at least one of Gill’s speeches in Brussels was sent to him by Voloshyn.

The case sheds light on the extent to which self-proclaimed British ‘patriots’ have been prepared to go to help Ukrainian politicians who plotted to be installed as Moscow’s new puppet government in Kyiv.