Mr. Raphaël Glucksmann at the Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics Committee

On April 21st, 2023. See this statement in context.

April 21st, 2023 / 9:50 a.m.

Chair, Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, and the strengthening of integrity, transparency and accountability in the European Parliament, European Parliament

Raphaël Glucksmann

As part of our research, I read a Russian editorial on Gazprom which said that money was not the sole motive.

So the goal isn’t simply to increase the price, consumption and exports of energy resources, it’s to make other countries dependent on them. That’s what’s at stake. The goal is geopolitical, ideological and political. It’s not just a business issue. That’s what we discovered.

On multiple occasions, moreover, they were willing to sacrifice their interests to make other countries more dependent on their resources, even if it meant losing money.

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