A Russian intelligence operative already identified as heading a Kremlin disinformation campaign in Africa has also been courting European journalists to spread Moscow’s false narratives across the continent, Bloomberg reported on June 11. According to documents and comments from government officials obtained by the news outlet, Artem , identified as a Russian operative, has covered travel costs for some journalists to visit Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine. Bloomberg also says he appears to have on occasion paid for planted news articles. Russian disinformation operations are nothing new in …