Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin defends himself from advising "any foreign power" He assures that the clients of his companies advice had “no” impact on his public statements. “I give geopolitical advice on the evolution of the world, and it is absolutely open speech which contains no element of influence or conflict of interest,” declared the former diplomat on BFMTV.

The accounts of his company have not been published since 2008, according to an investigation by Le Monde.