Can we be neutral regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine? In mid-March, the French National Assembly provided broad support for the security agreement between Paris and kyiv and Emmanuel Macron has made numerous announcements since the start of the conflict, even placing himself on several occasions as a mediator between the two countries. . However, there are dissonant voices. “I regret that we are choosing the wrong conflict. And I ask once again that we stop the crazy propaganda against Russia”, assured this Tuesday morning Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, president of Debout la France during the Great Europe 1 interview -CNews.
“Crazy propaganda”
“The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is a local, ancestral, tragic, fratricidal conflict between two brother peoples who have lived together for 400 years. And I believe that France is committing a geopolitical, historical misinterpretation to be highlighted. “fuel to the fire”, insists the deputy for Essonne, affirming that “the real challenge is Islamism which is winning”.
Unlike many of his fellow MPs, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan declares himself “totally neutral” in the face of the Ukrainian conflict. At Sonia Mabrouk’s microphone, he pleads for demilitarization of Ukraine and non-intervention by NATO to facilitate peace. For the Gaullist, the future of the European Union is at stake. “We must stop this madness. I am not saying that Putin is right about everything. I am completely neutral. I am simply saying that there must not be winners and losers. There must be peace. And this peace is possible,” he says.
Citing the proposals of Jacques Chirac and Dominique de Villepin at the time of the “orange revolution” in Ukraine in 2004, who wanted a “demilitarized zone”, Nicolas Dupont-Aignan regrets the decisions of the international community taken subsequently. “Ukraine bombed Donbass, Putin attacked Ukraine. The blame is shared,” he dares. “If we do not understand in the little minds of Westerners that this war is the suicide of Europe in the 21st century, if we do not understand that there are priorities and choices to be made, well Europe will come out of history”, he finally concluded.