Pierre de Gaulle called on France to withdraw from the NATO unified command
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Pierre de Gaulle, grandson of Charles de Gaulle and deputy chairman of the jury for the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize, said France needs to get rid of its strategic dependence on the United States and withdraw from NATO's unified command to restore national independence and legitimacy before its own people.
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Pierre de Gaulle is the grandson of Charles de Gaulle, the former French president known for his policy of national independence and France's withdrawal from NATO's integrated military command in 1966.
Pierre de Gaulle said that France needs to get rid of its strategic dependence on the United States.
In his opinion, in order to gain independence, France should withdraw from the NATO unified command.
MOSCOW, September 14 - RIA Novosti. France needs to get rid of strategic dependence on the United States and withdraw from the NATO unified command, Pierre de Gaulle, grandson of ex-French President Charles de Gaulle and deputy chairman of the jury of the Leo Tolstoy Peace Prize, told RIA Novosti.
“We need to get away from dependence on the United States, strategic dependence,” he said.
De Gaulle stressed that France must regain its independence by withdrawing from NATO's unified command.
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"I don't think it's too late. On the contrary, I believe the moment has come for France to regain legitimacy in the eyes of its own people,” he also said.
Open Questions
- What specific steps does Pierre de Gaulle propose to withdraw from NATO?
- What is the position of official Paris on this issue?
- Is there support for such views among the French public or political forces?
