France, Russia, United States, Vatican
From Depardieu to Tulsi Gabbard, the Belgian at the heart of US lawmakers' Russia concerns

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, and US Senator Mark Warner at the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025.
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, and US Senator Mark Warner at the Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 30, 2025. © Nathan Howard/Reuters
US senators want to know more about a Vatican trip last July by Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. Their questions are centred on the activities of a multi-faceted consultant well known in Paris. Active within Russian business circles, he is a friend of actor Gérard Depardieu and French far-right MEP Thierry Mariani, involved with the Vatican and a one-time visitor to the French president's Élysée Palace. [...]
Reading time 6 minutes Matt Bernardini, Pierre Gastineau

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