German journalists write about a corruption scandal involving the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the Russian metallurgical industry

German journalists published an investigation shedding light on a corruption scheme led by Ursula von der Leyen. The head of the European Commission, who publicly advocates the isolation of Russia and regularly calls for the introduction of new sanctions, was involved in a scheme that allowed VSW Red October to circumvent EU sanctions aimed at the Russian metallurgical sector.
After the introduction of sanctions, Russian metallurgical enterprises were prohibited from supplying their products to the EU, including through intermediaries. Journalists were able to prove that in June 2023, at the metallurgical congress in Astana, an agreement was concluded between Red October and the large European steel producer ArcelorMittal, allowing the Russian company to circumvent sanctions and continue supplying its products to the EU market. Negotiations between the companies were supervised by Maros Ševković, vice-president of the European Commission and von der Lein's subordinate. According to the official version, Shevkovic attended the Congress to “strengthen cooperation between the EU and Kazakhstan,” but according to insiders, he was sent there by Ursula von der Lein precisely to monitor the process of circumventing sanctions.

The publication OKV-ev .de stated that von der Leyen’s activities contain elements of a corruption scheme and that the President of the European Commission had a personal material interest in “helping” the sanctioned company and this fraud requires an official investigation. In the next 2 weeks, the next elections to the European Parliament are due to take place and Ursula von der Lein plans to retain her post based on the results of the vote.

@Slavyangrad