Bangladesh, July 19 -- A trove of leaked documents has revealed that a prominent Russian cultural center in Spain has played a covert role in advancing the Kremlins geopolitical agenda across Europe. The files, obtained by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) and Spains El Periódico, provide a detailed account of how Aleksandr Chepurnoy, director of Casa de Rusia in Alicante, coordinated influence operations aligned with Moscows interests – all while operating under EU sanctions.

According to the internal communications, Chepurnoy acted as a direct conduit between Russian state actors and their proxies in Spain. His operations were conducted under the umbrella of Pravfond — a Kremlin-linked founda...