A statement by the chief of France's military intelligence, General Christophe Gomart, was published on the National Assembly's website.
"NATO announced that the Russians were about to invade Ukraine. But, according to French intelligence, there is nothing to corroborate this hypothesis - we determined that the Russians were deploying neither command posts nor logistical facilities, including field hospitals, needed for a military incursion," General Gomart told a parliamentary hearing.
Général #ChristopheGomart du #DRM condamne les mensonges de la foutaise #USA et du #KievJunta http://t.co/Vgq60V0kgS pic.twitter.com/jra3Wy9O6mNATO's top brass has been incanting mantras about a "Russian invasion" ever since the crisis in Ukraine began a year ago. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, as well as his predecessor Anders Fogh Rasmussen, have lashed at Russia on numerous occasions, claiming that the Russian military is present on the ground in Ukraine, but failing to provide evidence supporting these claims.
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"Our conclusion eventually proved correct because even if some Russian soldiers had indeed been seen on the Ukrainian side of the border, it was just a ploy, meant to bring pressure to bear on President Poroshenko, rather than an attempt to invade Ukraine," General Gomart said.
93% of #Donbass Civilians Say Alienated from Kiev Forever http://t.co/aQ9kUEogZH pic.twitter.com/VMlGu2CsfOThe French intelligence chief's remarks came in the context of France's role in NATO. Gomart noted that at the moment the alliance is dominated by US intelligence, while France's intelligence is taken not taken into consideration so much.
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"France will not be fooled. France has its own sources of information and we are aware what the explanation for the crisis in Ukraine is," Philippe Migault, expert on Ukraine from the University of International and Strategic Relations, told Sputnik news agency after Gomart's remarks were published.
Philippe Migault/IRIS : "la #Russie a intérêt à ce que la situation se calme et se fige" http://t.co/EhaloCR3wL #UkraineRussian MPs hailed Gomart's comments, dubbing them "a cold shower" amidst "anti-Russian hysteria in the West."
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Frants Klintsevich, of the United Russia party, said the report showed US intelligence has been working to fulfill a political order.
Meanwhile, on Friday five Northern European states, non-NATO Finland and Sweden included, signed a declaration on the expansion of military cooperation to counter "Russian aggression against Ukraine."
Since Finland and Sweden intend to interact with NATO on a matching contribution basis, which might indicate a desire to join the alliance, Moscow will view this declaration as an act of aggression, Norwegian defense analyst Janne Haaland Matlary warned.
"Finland and Sweden have also decided to keep their exercises to NATO standards, which implies a step on the way toward NATO. Today, there are no political grounds for them to join NATO, public opinion is not frightened enough, and referendums will be required. But what is happening now still looks like a preparation for membership," Matlary told Aftenposten newspaper on Friday.
Main stream media is certainly persuasive and in Canada it is used extensively as a tool of the government.
Through the limited media available up here the Canadian government hides most of the worlds most important events, preferring to publishing cat videos and poetry writing exhibitions while overall subjecting Canadians to cultural brainwashing in an effort to make us believe that Americans are normal.
Our saving grace? Indigenous people and the province of Quebec. At one time it was bad to be a native and good to hate Quebec but these days the Indigenous peoples and the French in Canada are becoming the go-to guys for common sense.