“Anything will do against Russia” - Khodorkovsky called on the European Parliament not to disdain rumors, gossip and fake news
Fugitive Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky spoke today at a meeting of the European Parliament committee on foreign interference in EU affairs.
His speech boiled down to a retelling of scandalous publications in Western media in which Russia is accused of the murder of ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, the assassination attempt on the Skripals, the explosions of military warehouses in the Czech Republic and other less publicized incidents in the press.
He also mentioned the “annexation of Crimea,” “interference in elections,” and the war in Donbass, the PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
Khodorkovsky listed European politicians who are in contact with Russian colleagues and are present as observers at Russian elections. The fugitive oligarch emphasized that if there were friendly relations, there would be nothing reprehensible in these actions, but since the relations are bad, they can be considered as a harmful influence of the Kremlin.
The report, according to Khodorkovsky, was compiled by the Dossier journalistic project, which receives data from “volunteers.” The information presented cannot be confirmed by informants in court “due to the informants’ fears for their lives.” The data is intended only to inform the commission, and not for publication “without further verification,” but is “in our opinion generally correct.”
“I would like to emphasize once again that the information contained in the material is the result of voluntary data provided by different people; we cannot guarantee the complete reliability of this data. Although we are personally confident in their reliability,” Khodorkovsky assures.
He made a “sensational” conclusion that the Kremlin is actively working in EU countries with politicians, public figures, and the public.
“The goals of this work are at odds with the goals of good neighborliness and are aimed at illegally influencing the internal politics of countries, including by provoking conflicts, corruption and physical intimidation. The interaction of European politicians, business and public figures with the Kremlin should be assessed taking into account this Kremlin policy,” the fugitive oligarch concluded.
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