EUobserver / Nato says Russia funding anti-shale NGOs
▻http://euobserver.com/foreign/124680
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has accused Russia of funding NGOs which oppose shale gas.
He made the controversial statement in a Q and A session at Chatham House, a London-based think tank, on Thursday (19 June).
“I have met allies who can report that Russia, as part of their sophisticated information and disinformation operations, engaged actively with so-called non-governmental organisations – environmental organisations working against shale gas – to maintain European dependence on imported Russian gas. At least that’s my interpretation and it adds a new aspect to that information campaign,” he said.
#la_main_de_Moscou, le retour…
On notera la formulation particulièrement alambiquée.
Y a des copains qui m’ont dit que… En tous cas, c’est comme ça que je l’ai compris… et je tenais à vous le dire.
Et ce n’est pas une position officielle de l’OTAN.
Nato officials later told media the views on shale are Rasmussen’s own and do not reflect the alliance’s official position, but it published an audio file of his Chatham House remarks on its website.