Investigation launched against Ursula von der Leyen over secret chat with Zelenskyy and European leaders
Kyiv • UNN
An investigation has been launched against the President of the European Commission for refusing to grant access to a secret chat with Zelenskyy and European leaders. The investigation concerns compliance with transparency rules, not the content of the correspondence.
An investigation has been launched against European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen for refusing to grant access to a secret chat involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and a number of European leaders. This is reported by UNN citing Meduza.
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The matter concerns a closed chat, the existence of which became known in January. Among its participants, besides Zelensky, were German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
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After information about the correspondence emerged, the Dutch investigative organization Follow the Money submitted a request for access to the messages. However, the European Commission refused, stating that its disclosure could harm the EU's international relations with third countries.
The investigation does not concern the content of the correspondence
According to media reports, the subject of the investigation is not the content of the messages themselves, but the issue of compliance with transparency rules by the European Commission when refusing access to the correspondence.
It is reported that the chat may have discussed issues of coordinating actions among European allies and strategies for interaction with US President Donald Trump. Currently, the details of the conversations are not officially disclosed.