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🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
Goulash: Russian Spies and Sabotage; Orbán Meddles Abroad; Online Hate and Doxing – Best of 2025 - VSquare.org
Welcome to the last Goulash of this year. Instead of the usual weekly menu, this special edition offers a look back: a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
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January 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
Diplomat in the Shadows: Belarus’s Honorary Consul in Czechia Trades with Russia Despite Sanctions - VSquare.org
He is invisible — and, at the same time, a successful businessman who has managed to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia.
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January 29, 2026 at 5:30 PM
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
💥From our latest newsletter: Estonian foreign intel’s top Russia analyst on the Kremlin’s worries; an MCC/Orbán-orbit researcher suspected of Chinese espionage ties; Trump/Greenland could shake Europe’s intel cooperation; an Orbán cabinet leak—and more.
Goulash: Inside the Kremlin’s Worries; Chinese Spy Suspicions in Budapest; NATO’s Intel Fault Lines - VSquare.org
Tensions within NATO feature in one of our fresh scoops this week, alongside Chinese espionage and a dose of Kremlinology — more accurately, Orbánology — from Hungary.
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January 26, 2026 at 10:22 AM
💥From our latest newsletter: Estonian foreign intel’s top Russia analyst on the Kremlin’s worries; an MCC/Orbán-orbit researcher suspected of Chinese espionage ties; Trump/Greenland could shake Europe’s intel cooperation; an Orbán cabinet leak—and more.
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
Goulash: Russian Spies and Sabotage; Orbán Meddles Abroad; Online Hate and Doxing – Best of 2025 - VSquare.org
Welcome to the last Goulash of this year. Instead of the usual weekly menu, this special edition offers a look back: a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
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January 24, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
Diplomat in the Shadows: Belarus’s Honorary Consul in Czechia Trades with Russia Despite Sanctions - VSquare.org
He is invisible — and, at the same time, a successful businessman who has managed to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia.
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January 24, 2026 at 2:31 PM
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
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👌🍲 Goulash is back this evening! Don’t miss our bi-weekly newsletter — this issue is going to be tasty, packed with fresh scoops and standout investigations from Central Europe’s top non-profit outlets.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:11 AM
👌🍲 Goulash is back this evening! Don’t miss our bi-weekly newsletter — this issue is going to be tasty, packed with fresh scoops and standout investigations from Central Europe’s top non-profit outlets.
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🍲 Here I am again with a bowl of hot goulash — and yes, that’s also the name of my bi-weekly newsletter for @vsquare.bsky.social, packed with fresh scoops and investigations from Central Europe. New issue out tomorrow. Don't miss it.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
🍲 Here I am again with a bowl of hot goulash — and yes, that’s also the name of my bi-weekly newsletter for @vsquare.bsky.social, packed with fresh scoops and investigations from Central Europe. New issue out tomorrow. Don't miss it.
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💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. investigace.cz
How Czech Pilots Flew For a Cocaine Cartel - VSquare.org
In the spring of 2019, a private jet landed at the airport near Basel. What looked like a routine flight turned into an international police operation: officers seized 600 kilograms of cocaine hidden in 21 suitcases.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
💥✈️ INVESTIGATION: A private jet landing near Basel turned into a major bust: police found 600 kg of cocaine in 21 suitcases. The smuggling trail led to a Balkan drug cartel that employed Czech pilots. investigace.cz
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
Diplomat in the Shadows: Belarus’s Honorary Consul in Czechia Trades with Russia Despite Sanctions - VSquare.org
He is invisible — and, at the same time, a successful businessman who has managed to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia.
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January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
Stuck Between Gaza’s War and Slovakia’s Bureaucracy: A Father’s Battle for His Family - VSquare.org
Ahmed Ghorab is a computer scientist who, thanks to a student foundation, managed to leave war-torn Gaza. However, his family remained there. He promised to bring them to Europe. Instead, he encountered harsh Slovak bureaucracy.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:31 PM
💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
👌🍲 Goulash is back this week. Fresh scoops, sharp intel, and hard-hitting investigations from Central Europe’s leading non-profit outlets — landing straight in your inbox. The next drop is on Thursday.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:06 PM
👌🍲 Goulash is back this week. Fresh scoops, sharp intel, and hard-hitting investigations from Central Europe’s leading non-profit outlets — landing straight in your inbox. The next drop is on Thursday.
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🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
From Darknet to Disinfo: How a ‘Bulletproof’ Russian Host Evades EU Sanctions - VSquare.org
The Russian server hosting company Aéza is known for its involvement in the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinformation campaign, which spread propaganda through look-alike clones of major news outlets.
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January 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
Goulash: Russian Spies and Sabotage; Orbán Meddles Abroad; Online Hate and Doxing – Best of 2025 - VSquare.org
Welcome to the last Goulash of this year. Instead of the usual weekly menu, this special edition offers a look back: a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
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January 17, 2026 at 6:29 PM
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
Diplomat in the Shadows: Belarus’s Honorary Consul in Czechia Trades with Russia Despite Sanctions - VSquare.org
He is invisible — and, at the same time, a successful businessman who has managed to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia.
vsquare.org
January 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. investigace.cz
💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. Re:Baltica VSquare.org
FSB-Linked Priest Meets Sanctioned Billionaire — While Hungary Lobbies on His Behalf - VSquare.org
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Petr Aven has been visited in Latvia by a high-ranking priest of the Russian Orthodox Church, who at the time represented its interests in Hungary, according to information available to Re:Baltica.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:30 PM
💥Sanctioned oligarch Petr Aven met in Latvia with a high-ranking Russian Orthodox priest based in Budapest at the time — while Viktor Orbán’s government was simultaneously lobbying to remove Aven from the EU sanctions list. Re:Baltica VSquare.org
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
Goulash: Orbán Shelters More Polish Asylum Seekers; Slovakia’s Turbulent Year Explained - VSquare.org
While Central Europe is freezing, we’re starting the new year at full boil, with fresh investigations into sanctions evasion, shady arms trade, and how Romanian campaign technology found its way into Poland’s right-wing politics — plus a comprehensive recap of Slovakia’s turbulent year.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
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💥It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just three months from now. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
January 13, 2026 at 7:51 PM
💥It’s official: Hungary’s parliamentary election will be held on April 12, just three months from now. Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz is trailing the opposition by 10–18 points, yet few believe he wouldn’t do whatever it takes to cling to power.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
Now he has backing from both Putin and Trump. A dangerous mix.
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🇪🇺🕵️ EU Commissioner 🇭🇺 Olivér Várhelyi claims he knew nothing about Hungarian diplomats under his watch spying on EU institutions. “Have I been approached by Hungarian or other services? No, I have not.”
Read our investigation into one of the EU's biggest spy scandals: www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...
Read our investigation into one of the EU's biggest spy scandals: www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
🇪🇺🕵️ EU Commissioner 🇭🇺 Olivér Várhelyi claims he knew nothing about Hungarian diplomats under his watch spying on EU institutions. “Have I been approached by Hungarian or other services? No, I have not.”
Read our investigation into one of the EU's biggest spy scandals: www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...
Read our investigation into one of the EU's biggest spy scandals: www.direkt36.hu/en/sulyos-ug...
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
Goulash: Orbán Shelters More Polish Asylum Seekers; Slovakia’s Turbulent Year Explained - VSquare.org
While Central Europe is freezing, we’re starting the new year at full boil, with fresh investigations into sanctions evasion, shady arms trade, and how Romanian campaign technology found its way into Poland’s right-wing politics — plus a comprehensive recap of Slovakia’s turbulent year.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:59 PM
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
Stuck Between Gaza’s War and Slovakia’s Bureaucracy: A Father’s Battle for His Family - VSquare.org
Ahmed Ghorab is a computer scientist who, thanks to a student foundation, managed to leave war-torn Gaza. However, his family remained there. He promised to bring them to Europe. Instead, he encountered harsh Slovak bureaucracy.
vsquare.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
💥🇵🇸 A computer scientist who escaped war-torn Gaza thanks to a student foundation, promised to bring his family to Europe. Instead, he’s spent over a year battling harsh Slovak bureaucracy while his loved ones remain trapped. investigace.cz
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
Goulash: Orbán Shelters More Polish Asylum Seekers; Slovakia’s Turbulent Year Explained - VSquare.org
While Central Europe is freezing, we’re starting the new year at full boil, with fresh investigations into sanctions evasion, shady arms trade, and how Romanian campaign technology found its way into Poland’s right-wing politics — plus a comprehensive recap of Slovakia’s turbulent year.
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January 11, 2026 at 8:17 PM
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
From Darknet to Disinfo: How a ‘Bulletproof’ Russian Host Evades EU Sanctions - VSquare.org
The Russian server hosting company Aéza is known for its involvement in the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinformation campaign, which spread propaganda through look-alike clones of major news outlets.
vsquare.org
January 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
🕵️ Aéza, linked to the pro-Kremlin Doppelganger disinfo network, has been sanctioned by the US, Australia, and the UK for aiding cybercriminals. The EU, however, has taken no action. investigace.cz
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
Goulash: Russian Spies and Sabotage; Orbán Meddles Abroad; Online Hate and Doxing – Best of 2025 - VSquare.org
Welcome to the last Goulash of this year. Instead of the usual weekly menu, this special edition offers a look back: a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
vsquare.org
January 10, 2026 at 6:30 PM
🔎 From Russian sabotage attacks to sanctions evasion and espionage across Central Europe and beyond, revisit a hand-picked selection of 15 of our strongest stories from 2025.
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. @investigacecz.bsky.social
Diplomat in the Shadows: Belarus’s Honorary Consul in Czechia Trades with Russia Despite Sanctions - VSquare.org
He is invisible — and, at the same time, a successful businessman who has managed to evade the sanctions imposed on Russia.
vsquare.org
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🕵️♂️ Belarus’s honorary consul in Czechia, Denis Karpovich, is trading dual-use parts with Russia while skirting sanctions under diplomatic cover — a shadowy nexus of business, diplomacy, and Russian influence. @investigacecz.bsky.social
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.
Goulash: Orbán Shelters More Polish Asylum Seekers; Slovakia’s Turbulent Year Explained - VSquare.org
While Central Europe is freezing, we’re starting the new year at full boil, with fresh investigations into sanctions evasion, shady arms trade, and how Romanian campaign technology found its way into Poland’s right-wing politics — plus a comprehensive recap of Slovakia’s turbulent year.
vsquare.org
January 9, 2026 at 7:51 AM
🔥🍲 From fresh scoops on Hungarian asylum for more Polish fugitives to deep investigations on sanctions evasion, shady arms deals and Slovakia’s turbulent year, our latest Goulash newsletter serves up Central Europe’s hottest stories.