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PREVIEW: #EU: #RUSSIA: #PRC: Conversation with colleague Theresa Fallon in Brussels re the alarm in Europe, especially the frontline NATO states, at the increasing number of hybrid attacks by Russian agents -- from warehouse fires to disinformation campa

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 12 June 2024

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PREVIEW: #EU: #RUSSIA: #PRC: Conversation with colleague Theresa Fallon in Brussels re the alarm in Europe, especially the frontline NATO states, at the increasing number of hybrid attacks by Russian agents -- from warehouse fires to disinformation campaigns against the Paris Olympics. Agents for both Russia and PRC. More tonight.

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0:00.0

This is John Bachelor, conversation with Theresa Fallon in Brussels about the meaning of the European

0:06.8

Union vote that gave decided attention to, called far-right parties. One notable one, alternative for Deutschland and

0:16.8

Teresa identifies as has been in the news that a major politician number one on

0:22.1

their election list for participation in the new

0:25.9

Union, European Union Parliament, 720 members.

0:29.8

It's a man named K-R-A-U-H.

0:34.2

She identifies him as having not only a spy from Russia, but a spy from China on his staff

0:40.4

and puzzles what this means for the European Union and China. and

0:44.9

Puzzles what this means for the European Union and China and Russia and Ukraine.

0:47.9

Here's Theresa Fallon from Brussels reporting on

0:51.4

some very unusual details about the new European Union Parliament.

0:57.6

Much more of this later.

0:58.8

Thank you.

0:59.8

Well the last time we spoke, I mentioned Maximilian Kra, who amazingly not only had an assistant who was accused of spying for China, his previous assistant is accused of spying for Russia.

1:12.0

So he has been left at the top of the election list and the

1:16.4

AFD got in, had a very strong showing, second strongest party in the European Parliament which is

1:23.7

really surprising but these parties have a traditional pro-Russia

1:29.7

pro-China approach so yes yes, this could help Russia. There were deep concerns about possible

1:36.2

Russian interference in the elections that everyone was trying to keep an eye on, but it's easier

1:41.1

if pro-Russia parties are elected into the European Parliament,

1:44.5

so this could water down European resolve over the longer term in regards to supporting Ukraine.

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