The government took action after it was alleged that French fuel giant TotalEnergies was providing fuel to Russian planes. Clement Beaune, Minister of Transport in France, stated that they will investigate all aspects of the allegations that TotalEnergies provided jet fuel to Russian planes.
According to the news in the French press, Transport Minister Clement Beaune made a statement on the France 2 television channel regarding the allegations that Le Monde newspaper supplied the fuel of Russian warplanes in Ukraine through the local Russian company Novatek of French TotalEnergies.
Pointing out that the issue is extremely serious, Beaune said, “Willfully or unwillingly, it is not permissible for the French or any other company to circumvent the sanctions. It should be thoroughly investigated.” used the phrases.
Transferring that he does not have much information on the subject, Beaune noted that he is of the opinion that the allegations should be clarified.
GREAT REACTION
On the other hand, Julien Bayou, Secretary General of the European Ecology and Green Movement Party, and Yannick Jadot, the former presidential candidate of the Greens party, reacted to the allegations on their Twitter accounts.
“We knew that our hydrocarbon expenditures financed the Russian war fleet. Totalenergies has Ukrainian blood in its stomach,” Bayou said. used the phrase.
Jadot added, “Another proof of Totalenergies’ complicity in the war crimes committed by the Russian army in Ukraine. I once again warn President Emmanuel Macron to demand Total’s withdrawal from Russia.” made the statement.
EXPLANATION FROM TOTAL
Following the repercussions of the allegations, French Total confined itself to explaining that it did not provide fuel to the planes belonging to the Russian army.
Le Monde newspaper, based on the investigations and research of the Global Witness non-governmental organization, wrote that the jet fuel supplied to the bases used by Russian planes in the Ukraine war was produced by Terneftegaz from the Termokarst oil field, which TotalEnergies owns 49 percent and Novatek owns 51 percent.
After Russia declared war on Ukraine, Totalenergies announced that they would gradually suspend their projects in Russia and withdraw completely from the country by the end of 2022.