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European Commission Accuses Kremlin of Engineering No-Confidence Motion Against von der Leyen

Reports from fact-checkers Debunk and Check First traced a Russia-linked Pravda Network campaign to sway the European Parliament’s no-confidence vote.

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Overview

  • European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier publicly accused Moscow on July 20 of orchestrating the July 10 no-confidence motion against Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
  • Debunk and Check First identified over 20,000 posts by the Pravda Network depicting von der Leyen as “toxic, corrupt and undemocratic” to amplify the motion.
  • The motion, presented by Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea and supported by 77 far-right deputies, was rejected by the European Parliament with 360 votes against and 175 in favor.
  • Leonid Slutsky, head of the Duma Foreign Affairs Committee, denied any Kremlin role and accused von der Leyen of inventing external enemies to justify her policies.
  • Italian MEPs Roberto Vannacci and Carlo Fidanza dismissed the Commission’s claims as politicized defenses of EU decision-making and upheld the right to dissent.