Jean-Yves Le Drian: The security of the Ukrainian president is of paramount importance

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“The war is total, President Putin has chosen war, he has chosen a massive attack, he has chosen to remove Ukraine from the map of states and he carries out his attacks on a regular basis and with great intensity. Today he is in the east, south and “In the capital, where the threat is growing,” French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told France-Inter radio, “Donbass’s case was just a pretext. .) is a state of reversal of history “.

“I think the security of the Ukrainian president is central, I am very impressed by his composure and the courage of the Ukrainian people,” he added.

“Every time there is such an operation, Vladimir Putin tries to scare, to intimidate, but he knows very well that the Atlantic Alliance is a nuclear alliance,” said the French minister.

Regarding the sanctions that were decided, he said that “I am not sure that President Putin has understood the extent of their extent” and described the package of measures as “spectacular”. At the same time, he emphasized the unity of Europe. Asked about possible military intervention, Lendrian replied that “at the moment we support the Ukrainian resistance”.

The minister, however, said he was worried “about the future”. According to him, the Russian president is a “sower of war”, he “reinvents history, he is in a form of slip, we have seen for a few years a kind of triple authoritarian shift: an internal, an external and a shift in terms of involvement [ενν. στα εσωτερικά άλλης χώρας]”We are doing everything we can to stop Putin. He will become the outcast of the international community, he will find himself isolated in this world.” “is a real concern.”

“The pressure exerted on Kiev has led to significant population movements. The Europeans will show their solidarity,” he said.

Source: AMPE