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Seven months after his appointment and against a backdrop of war in Ukraine, the head of the DRM was sacked, paying with his career for the shortcomings of his service.
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By Jean Guisnel
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VShead of French military intelligence since 1er September 2021, General Éric Vidaud will only have remained in his post for 7 months. He has just been thanked by his superior, General Thierry Burkhard, Chief of the Defense Staff, according to journalist Jean-Dominique Merchet, from Opinion, which revealed the information without being denied. This extremely rare decision, especially so soon after taking office, takes place against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine.
The conflict would not however be the only event to have caused this departure which would be due, according to Opinion, to “insufficient briefings” and a “lack of mastery of the subjects”. An officer familiar with the case, but who does not blame his colleague with brilliant service records, believes that he was able to pay…
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