The expansion of the Russian disinformation network in Argentina was not only recently exposed with the leaked documents, but it had already been noticed in 2024 by La Derecha Diario, months before the current confirmations
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In September of that year, this media outlet published news that the former FM Concepto, formerly owned by Daniel Sede, began operating with 24-hour programming controlled by Sputnik, the Russian state agency of the Kremlin.
This fact confirmed in practice what journalist and businessman Javier Negre denounced today after his personal experience trying to buy that same station: the existence of a Russian structure designed to acquire spaces and media in the country, with the objective of promoting an agenda in line with the interests of the Russian government.
The news from La Derecha Diario.
The conversion of the radio into a signal operated by Sputnik was not an isolated event. He agreed with the accusations of the United States Department of State, which pointed out that same year that Russia was carrying out covert operations to destabilize the Government of Javier Milei through disinformation campaigns and media manipulation in Latin
America.
Javier Negre's complaint
In this context, journalist and businessman Javier Negre also revealed today that he detected in 2024 the Russian operation aimed at influencing Argentine media, two years before the issue became public. Through an extensive message on social networks, he assured that he had direct knowledge of these maneuvers
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He said that when he arrived in Argentina, he identified systematic corruption in the media and decided to get involved in the sector. In this context, he advanced in the purchase of La Derecha Diario, with the objective of participating in the cultural battle within the country
. Javier Negre's message. Later, Negre tried to expand into the radio market and was contacted to evaluate the purchase of Radio Concepto 1050 AM, owned by Daniel Sede.
During the negotiations, he claimed to have detected the presence of Russian-sponsored content in the broadcaster's programming
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The conflict arose when he refused to maintain a program linked to journalists from the Russian state media outlet Sputnik. According to his testimony, the owner of the radio station refused to remove that content because of the revenue it generated, which strained negotiations
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The situation worsened when, at a subsequent meeting, Negre claimed to have met with Russian representatives and that the purchase transaction was finally canceled. According to him, they presented a higher offer to stay with the broadcaster and continue their strategy of influence in Argentine media
