'We have to assume that foreign intelligence services are spying on us'
- 9 years ago
Camille Grand is the Director of the Foundation for Strategic Research in Paris and a former diplomatic advisor at the French defence ministry. He reacts to revelations by WikiLeaks that the US spied on the last three French presidents - Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and incumbent François Hollande - from 2006 to 2012.
"It's truly embarrassing for France because you normally don’t spy on your allies”, he says of the US spying revelations. Despite Obama's assurances that such wiretapping is now a thing of the past, Camille Grand believes "we have to assume that foreign intelligence services are spying on us".
He also gives his take on the chances of a final nuclear deal with Iran before the June 30 deadline, as well as the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine.
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"It's truly embarrassing for France because you normally don’t spy on your allies”, he says of the US spying revelations. Despite Obama's assurances that such wiretapping is now a thing of the past, Camille Grand believes "we have to assume that foreign intelligence services are spying on us".
He also gives his take on the chances of a final nuclear deal with Iran before the June 30 deadline, as well as the situation on the ground in eastern Ukraine.
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