A Ukrainian intelligence group with ties to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has published a blacklist accusing several American politicians and journalists of being Russian propagandists, sparking concerns about foreign influence and political retaliation.
The London-based organization, Molfar, included Vice President JD Vance, Representative Thomas Massie, and U.S. Counterterrorism Director Joe Kent among those it labeled as “external agents of Russia” and demanding they be censored, reported The Daily Caller.
“Instead of mentioning famous names of internal Russian propagandists, we focused on the personalities of external agents of Russia,” Molfar’s website reads. “Foreign propagandists of the Russian Federation repeat the theses of Kremlin leadership, justify Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, call for the lifting of Western sanctions against the Russian Federation and convince the world that the annexation of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine is legitimate.”
The website presents tweets from Vance describing Ukrainian NATO membership as “irresponsible” and Massie’s characterization of Ukrainian aid as wasteful as supposed “evidence” that these politicians serve as Russian “propagandists.”
Molfar, founded in 2014 following Ukraine’s Western-backed Maidan uprising, describes itself as an open-source intelligence (OSINT) firm dedicated to countering “Russian disinformation” and identifying “enemies of Ukraine.” While it claims to focus on tracking alleged war criminals, its activities have expanded to include doxxing journalists and compiling blacklists of foreign politicians. Molfar lists USAID as a “partner” on its website as of Tuesday.
The revelation comes after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) effectively dismantled USAID after uncovering a series of wasteful spending programs including Ecuadorian drag shows, Peruvian transgender comic books and Arabic-language “Sesame Street” productions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday a plan to cancel 83% of the agency’s programs after a six-week review.
The blacklist extends beyond politicians to include journalists like Glenn Greenwald and Tucker Carlson. Reports suggest that Molfar even published personal details, such as home addresses and family information, and attempted to discredit investigative journalist Max Blumenthal by linking him to Kremlin funding.
This isn’t the first time that Ukraine has been accused of trying to censor Americans, especially Tucker Carlson. In May 2023, Ukraine was accused of pressuring Rupert Murdoch to fire Carlson from his top-rated Fox News show.
That same year, Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation announced that it had placed several Americans on a blacklist, including Tulsi Gabbard, and Senator Rand Paul.
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