German authorities have conducted a raid on the headquarters of Kartina.TV in Wiesbaden. The company, widely known for distributing Russian-language television services to audiences in Western countries, is now under investigation for alleged tax offenses amounting to millions of euros.
Investigators from the tax fraud department and the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) were involved in the search of the company’s premises, indicating a serious probe into financial irregularities. Kartina.TV has been a prominent provider of Russian-language entertainment and news for expatriates and interested viewers in the West.
