Trending: Is Russia targeting Poland's farmers protests?
Farmers' protests have been erupting across Europe, and on 20 February one image from a protest in Poland went viral. It showed a tractor carrying a soviet flag and bearing a slogan calling on Russian President Vladimir Putin to \u2018bring order to Ukraine, Brussels and our rulers\u2019. The man driving the tractor was arrested and is currently awaiting trial. After the image was released Poland\u2019s foreign ministry spokesperson released a statement warning of attempts to take over the country\u2019s agricultural protest movement by extreme and irresponsible groups \u2018possibly under the influence of Russian agents.\u2019 We attempt to track down the man behind the banner. Who is he? And what is the evidence for Russian involvement in, or amplification of, farmers\u2019 protests in Poland and beyond?