“Let us beware of improvised solutions. The means we use must never turn against us. However, I regret that the European Union has decided to supply the armaments necessary for a war, in the words of Commissioner Josep Borrell”, in reference to the head of European diplomacy, declared Jean-Luc Mélenchon before the deputies gathered in session special to discuss the war in Ukraine.
“When did our Parliament decide it? »
“This decision would make us co-belligerents. A gear engages, with what legitimacy? When did our Parliament decide this? “, he asked under the boos of parliamentarians. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, candidate for the presidential election, was also worried about the decision to exclude Russia from the Swift financial transaction system, again causing a stir in the hemicycle. “The Russian people are not our enemy, let’s not confuse it with the nationalist regime” of Vladimir Putin, he said.
“Whatever the causes of the invasion of Ukraine, nothing can excuse it, nor put it into perspective”, affirmed Jean-Luc Mélenchon, pleading for the “neutrality” of Ukraine and a diplomatic solution negotiated under the aegis of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
A “fascination with authoritarian regimes”
The Insoumis leader was then taken to task by the boss of the LR deputies, Damien Abad, who denounced “certain candidates for the presidential election (who harbor) a kind of fascination with authoritarian regimes”. “Yes, I accuse Zemmour, Le Pen and Mélenchon of having maintained an unhealthy fascination for Poutine’s model […] I accuse them of compromises which cast irreversible discredit on their ability to lead the country”, he lambasted.
“When you are a presidential candidate, you defend democracy, you stand up against autocrats […] we are free and independent from any foreign financial interference […] We unreservedly condemn Russian imperialism in Crimea as in Ukraine,” he thundered again.