France is being ‘bombarded’ with Russian interference campaigns, French minister alleges
Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister of European Affairs, has warned that France is being “bombarded” with attempts of political interference by Russia.
The minister alleged France was increasingly becoming the target of co-ordinated international efforts aimed at disrupting public discourse, especially concerning the forthcoming elections in June.
“We are bombarded by propaganda from President Vladimir Putin’s Russia,” he claimed, arguing there was evidence the Kremlin was looking to “interfere in the European Parliament elections campaign”.
“Hardly a week goes by without France being the target of co-ordinated and deliberate manoeuvres to disrupt public debate.”
Such attempts, Barrot said, must be considered by European Union Member States as an “attack against our democracies”.