2023-05-04 13:53:22
In a sheaf of flames, a device explodes above the Palace of the Senate, one of the main buildings of the Kremlin. The images, broadcast by Russian media, are circulating on social networks. Moscow pointed the finger at kyiv, considering the incident, which allegedly took place on Wednesday, as “an attempted terrorist act and an attempt on the life of President” Vladimir Putin. Ukraine immediately denied.
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Invited on France Inter this Thursday morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna described the event as “a strange, mysterious, unexplained episode”. Then the former diplomat kicked in touch: “I do not have privileged information, I will not indulge in the little game of hypotheses. »
In retaliation, former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on Wednesday to “eliminate” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Outrageous remarks”, according to Catherine Colonna: “The verbal escalation comes from Russia, once again it seeks to intimidate, to scare, to find pretexts to justify the unjustifiable”, estimates the minister.
Without giving details on the next French arms deliveries, Catherine Colonna indicated that the government was “working on a new aid package”. Until now, France has “focused its deliveries on what is useful”: the Caesar guns, “whose effectiveness the Ukrainians have learned to admire”, she says. But also “ammunition, armored vehicles, anti-aircraft defense systems”.
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Finally, the Minister defended the path of dialogue with Russia, advocated by Emmanuel Macron and criticized by certain allies. “It is desirable that there be channels for dialogue, this allows messages to be passed on”, assures Catherine Colonna, while being aware that the President of the Republic is “not heard” by the Kremlin.
“One of the problems with Russian power today is its confinement in a parallel reality and we have no interest in reinforcing this mental isolation,” she explains. This led to the strategic error of invading our neighbours, which posed no threat to them. This invasion comes from a lack of appreciation of reality. »
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