Stéphane Séjourné ensures that there is no division between France and Germany, despite the differences between Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz. “There is no Franco-German clash, we agree on 80% of the subjects,” assured the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The head of French diplomacy believes that there is no division between France and Germany despite the obvious differences between President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Olaf Scholz over Ukraine. “There is no Franco-German clash, we agree on 80% of the subjects”, assures Stéphane Séjourné in a daily interview The world published Saturday. The most visible bones of contention currently concern the form of aid to be given to Ukraine in the face of the Russian steamroller, at a time when a vital envelope of more than 60 billion dollars remains blocked in the United States.
“No drama” assures Stéphane Séjourné
During the support conference for kyiv organized by Paris on Monday, the French head of state appeared to implicitly attack countries like Germany, which has long hesitated to deliver certain heavy weapons to kyiv. “I spoke with my German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, we will see each other next Tuesday in Paris. There is a desire to talk to each other,” continues Stéphane Séjourné. “There is no drama there since we have the same objective of supporting Ukraine,” he also underlined.
Furthermore, the French minister rejected the idea that discussions on the military presence in Ukraine had electoral aims, in the run-up to the European elections in June. “The question is not electoral, it is existential. Ukraine is at the center of the electoral debates because there are, in fact, differences of position on the subject. I would prefer that not to be the case and that there be a broad consensus beyond partisan divisions.
He finally called for France not to be divided: “we have nothing to gain from a national controversy over aid to Ukraine and I invite everyone to realize that what is happening in Ukraine concerns us all” .