Leaked WhatsApps show ex-EU commissioner Reynders sought to bury Russia-ties allegations amid money-laundering probe

EUobserver published leaked WhatsApp messages between former EU commissioner Didier Reynders and a senior Belgian spy, revealing attempts to suppress allegations of his possible Russia ties. The messages are now evidence in a Belgian police investigation into Reynders on money-laundering charges, potentially implicating him criminally. The development escalates an ongoing probe and raises questions about EU official integrity and espionage links.

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