France insists on supporting Ukraine despite the risk of escalation

In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche newspaper, the head of diplomacy addressed the prevailing controversy after President Emmanuel Macron confirmed that there were no limits or red lines in supporting Kiev, and at the end of last February he even referred to the option of sending troops, which is a standard. This isolated him from other European leaders and generated severe criticism on French soil.

Sigourney, who accused the Eurasian power of expansionism and imperialism, said: “The question is whether we can convince Russia to stop its war in any way other than supporting Ukraine as much as possible (…).”

In his opinion, preventing Moscow's victory is to protect the French and peace, by describing the sectors that support a negotiated solution to the conflict as naive, and holding the government accountable for inflaming tensions with its position, which the left describes as warmongering.

Russia, with the voice of its President Vladimir Putin, denied any interest in attacking or expanding other countries on the continent, and attributed the attack on Ukraine, which was described as a “special operation,” to a security issue. And to survive, in the face of NATO’s use of Kiev as a spearhead of threat and its approach to the borders of the European Union.

In his statements, Ségournet referred to France sending long-range missiles to Ukraine, with the ability to “strike behind the front,” a step that Germany did not join due to its repercussions.

In this sense, and despite his acknowledgment of the differences between Paris and Berlin, he stressed that they are “more united than one might think,” claiming that there is an 80 percent match between the two parties.

The issue of aid to Kiev and the demonization of Russia is one of the dominant issues ahead of the European elections scheduled for next June on French soil, as the ruling party trails by a large margin in the polls of the National Rally, a party known for extremists. right.

Yesterday, during the campaign launch of the ruling Ennahda Force and its allies, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal accused the National Front of being anti-European and pro-Russian.

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