French President Emmanuel Macron will visit the Czech Republic on Tuesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation and discuss support for Ukraine. The head of state had already called on Monday on Ukraine’s allies for a “start” to ensure the “defeat” of Russia, by carrying out faster and more massive deliveries of arms and ammunition. He then broke a taboo by not excluding the sending of European soldiers to Ukraine, while emphasizing that there was no consensus on the subject. For Manuel Valls, former Prime Minister and guest of La Grande Interview Europe 1-CNews, it is important to make French citizens understand that the risks of a global conflict should not be taken lightly.
“We have to prepare for it”
“We must tell the truth to the French, war is not impossible. One way or another, we must prepare for it. History with its tragic part is here again and I understand the concern of our compatriots with the war in Ukraine, threats, the rise of anti-Semitism and the threat of terrorism which is still there. There is something dizzying when we talk about these subjects,” declared the former head of the French government.
For Manuel Valls, the destiny of the French, but also that of Europeans, is intimately linked to the destiny of Ukraine. “We cannot accept the hypothesis of a victory for Vladimir Putin which would represent the end of Ukrainian democracy, but also the strategic, military, political and moral defeat of Europe and the West,” he said. -he adds. For him, nothing would stop Vladimir Putin in the future in the event of Russian success in Ukraine. Manuel Valls also believes that this would send a household to China which could decide to act as it sees fit in Taiwan. “The defeat of Russia is essential and for that, we must act much more strongly. We need solutions and the emergency solution is military support for Ukraine,” reported Manuel Valls during the Great Interview.
According to him, we should not think that everything is lost in advance. Manuel Valls believes that Vladimir Putin lost the first part of this war because he wanted to convert Ukraine into a puppet regime. “He was testing the resistance of the Europeans and above all, he did not want NATO on his borders,” reported the former Prime Minister. For the former Barcelona city councilor, Ukrainians die for Europeans. “Sweden and Finland, neutral countries for decades, have just joined the transatlantic alliance. It is not a question of frightening, it is not a question of exaggerating, but nothing should be done “ban. We must explain to our compatriots that we have changed world, that there are new threats and that we must prepare for them”, concluded Manuel Valls.