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French President Emmanuel Macron thought he could defeat the far-right parties in his country by bringing forward early parliamentary elections, but it did not turn out the way he expected, and now, the political force led by Marine Le Pen, could end up in a ruling coalition, according to the renowned French sociologist Didier Fassin. […] #Europe #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/macrons-risky-strategy-failed-frances-political-future-turning-right/?feed_id=12931

Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini criticised French President Emmanuel Macron for pushing the idea of sending European troops to fight in the conflict in Ukraine. Salvini’s comments were made on the same day that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov once again warned that French soldiers operating in Ukraine would be legitimate targets. “Italy is not at war with anyone. Macron, do you want to start a war? Put on a helmet, put on a vest and go to Ukraine, but don’t bother the Italians! Go and fight, but don’t bother us, people who want to live in peace,” Salvini […] #Europe #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/salvini-slams-macron-ukraine/?feed_id=12395

French opposition leader Marine Le Pen criticised President Emmanuel Macron for his statements regarding the possibility of sending troops to fight in Ukraine and accused him of wanting to feed his ego. Her verbal attack on the French president comes as news emerges on the deployment of the Foreign Legion to Ukraine, with the corps potentially already suffering casualties. In an interview with BFMTV and RMC, Le Pen said that Macron had not given a true image of the conflict in Ukraine and stressed that the French president wants to send forces to Eastern Europe for personal reasons. “In reality, the Government, our political adversaries, have […] #Europe #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/marine-le-pen-macron-wants-to-deploy-soldiers-to-ukraine-to-feed-his-ego/?feed_id=11947

Contrary to previous claims that NATO has no operational plans for Ukraine, former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Stephen Bryen claims that France already has boots on the ground in Ukraine. His revelation comes as NATO has hypocritically outlined two red lines that would justify intervention in the Ukraine War even though France has already committed troops and has thus escalated the conflict without provocation. “France has sent its first troops officially to Ukraine,” said former US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Stephen Bryen in an article published by Asia Times. Bryen further wrote that forces were […] #Europe #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/05/macron-deployed-french-foreign-legion-to-ukraine-claims-former-us-official/?feed_id=11895

Several opposition parties have attacked the proposal by French President Emmanuel Macron to share French nuclear weapons with the European Union. Macron’s controversy follows another recent one in which the erosion of France’s sovereignty and the legacy of Charles de Gaulle were highlighted in the most ironic way. During a speech on April 28, Macron stated that the EU needs a common defence strategy and that French nuclear weapons could be a key component. According to him, this would provide the security guarantees that Europe expects and would also allow for neighbourly relations with Russia. Macron stressed that a “credible […] #Europe #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/opposition-parties-slam-macrons-idea-to-boost-european-defence-with-french-nuclear-weapons/?feed_id=11659

Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend was the grimmest proof yet that French President Emmanuel Macron’s diagnosis of the security challenges facing the European Union is correct, Bloomberg reported on April 16 in an article titled “Macron’s Push to Arm Europe Is Getting More Urgent — and More Dangerous.” The French leader’s problem, however, is that he has not yet achieved the support of French voters in the face of his hardline position to escalate a conflict with Russia by sending French troops to Ukraine. On the contrary, he has attracted the antipathy of some allies, both at home […] #Europe Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/macrons-push-to-arm-europe-getting-more-dangerous/?feed_id=11223

The meeting between Emmanuel Macron and Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was an attempt by the French president to obtain the support of his Brazilian counterpart in favour of Ukraine. However, although French-Brazilian bilateral ties were advanced during Macron’s visit to Latin America’s biggest country on March 26-28, Lula reinforced his country’s neutrality in the Ukraine conflict. At the same time, disputes over the Mercosur and European Union agreement—another point of divergence between the two leaders—also showed no progress. Macron and Lula were photographed smiling in the city of Belém, where they agreed to raise more than $1 billion for […] #Europe #Government #SouthAmerica #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/macrons-visit-to-brazil-failed-to-change-lulas-position-on-ukraine/?feed_id=10655

French intelligence agency has briefed President Emmanuel Macron about Republican Party’s candidate Donald Trump not winning the November 5 elections. According to media reports, French President Emmanuel Macron has expressed doubt that Donald Trump will be able to secure another term in the White House, when asked who could potentially mediate peace talks between Russia and Ukraine. Macron called Moscow “an adversary”, but stopped short of declaring it an “enemy,” during an interview with the France 2 and TF1 TV channels on Thursday. He once again refused to rule out NATO deployments in Ukraine, reiterating that Paris is ready to make any “decisions necessary to prevent Russia’s […] #Europe #Government Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/macron-and-french-intelligence-believe-trump-wont-win/?feed_id=10287

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher The French government intends to build an alliance with the Baltic countries that agree with the proposal to send troops to fight against Russia, according to Politico. However, the fact France is working with the minnow states of Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia to send troops to Ukraine is a demonstration of the failure to materialise support in major EU countries, such as Germany and Italy. According to an article in the American magazine The Atlantic published on March 9, the French Foreign Minister, Stéphane Séjourné, made the proposal during his meeting in […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/italy-blasts-france-and-poland-for-wanting-to-send-troops-to-ukraine/?feed_id=9851

It’s been just two months into 2024 and it already seems that the world is falling apart. Last week began with French President Emmanuel Macron effectively calling for the deployment of NATO ground troops to Ukraine. His Prime Minister Gabriel Attal supported the idea, although both conceded there’s no consensus on the matter. France’s involvement might be multifaceted, including both the conflict in West Africa and French personnel already in Ukraine. Namely, in mid-January, Moscow obliterated at least 60 French mercenaries in Kharkov, which could partially explain Macron’s rather emotional reaction. However, this certainly isn’t the only possible reason for Paris to get […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/03/are-europeans-throwing-each-other-under-the-bus-to-avoid-russian-retaliation/?feed_id=9615

by Ahmed Adel, Cairo-based geopolitics and political economy researcher Bleak economic prospects further hurt France’s fragile economy, but President Emmanuel Macron still insists on prioritising assistance for Ukraine and pursuing anti-Russia agendas rather than dealing with the ever-increasing problems in his own country. French Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire reduced the country’s economic growth forecast to 1% in 2024 and announced that the Macron government would cut spending, estimated to be about €10 billion, in all ministries and in some programs to compensate for the drop in productivity and to meet obligations to reduce France’s budget deficit by 4.4% in 2024. “The principle […] #Europe #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/macron-prioritises-ukraine-despite-downgraded-economic-recovery-outlook-in-2024/?feed_id=9223

The idea that the Kiev regime is sharply divided as its various interest groups are contending for power and influence, mostly in a manner not dissimilar to a hyena brawl, has become an axiom at this point. This has gone so far that those loyal to Volodymyr Zelensky are ready to go after their own comrades in arms […] #Featured #Government #Investigations #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/02/did-kiev-regime-just-kill-french-mercs-and-even-jeopardize-macrons-security-to-conduct-a-false-flag-framing-russia/?feed_id=8983

by Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Dr. Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake, is a Social and Medical Anthropologist, based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. All links to Gospa News articles have been added aftermath. Topped off by a curious ‘coup’ attempt in Russia, June was a fascinating month with new geopolitical economic developments, twists and turns on many fronts: As US President […] #Featured #Investigations #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/a-new-wagner-opera-during-french-spring/?feed_id=2028