European leaders have accused Russia of funding environmental groups to steer nations away from energy independence and strengthen Russia’s iron grip over the continent.
was using disinformation operations with environmental groups to steer countries away from fracking in favor of Russian oil.
"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," Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the former prime minister of Denmark and then-secretary-general of NATO, said, according to the Guardian.
In this undated photo released by Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka, an oil drilling platform 'Kolskaya' is seen in the Sea of Okhotsk.
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