Ukraine: Emmanuel Macron warns of the dangers of an “unjust peace” after Marine Le Pen’s statements

It was on X that Emmanuel Macron spoke this Saturday, November 14, in the early evening. “Those who want to ration Ukraine’s resources” want to “force it into an unjust peace”, at the risk of a “long-lasting vulnerability” of all of Europe, said the head of state, while Marine Le Pen, favorite in the presidential election in France, wants to question aid to kyiv.

“This cannot be France’s position”

“This is the recipe for the next war. This cannot be France’s position,” he then wrote.

The National Rally candidate intends, if elected, to stop financial aid to Ukraine, invaded since 2022 by Russia, after a period of six months.

Marine Le Pen in Emmanuel Macron’s viewfinder

The position of the far-right leader is castigated by the government and candidates from an arc stretching from social democracy to the right. But the one who is currently best placed in the polls to face him in the second round in May, the rebel Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is also criticized for a position deemed pro-Russian by these same adversaries.

“If Russia brutally imposes its will on a European country, all of Europe will be weakened,” warned Emmanuel Macron, who cannot run again after two terms. “Helping Ukraine defend itself means protecting France and the French. »

While the Europeans seem on the verge of obtaining a seat at the negotiating table on Ukraine, something that Moscow has so far refused them, they explained, during a European Union summit on Friday in Dublin, that they feared a Russian “trap”. Russia wants discussions to focus on the “security architecture” of the Old Continent.

“The latest exchanges with American emissaries have shown it: Vladimir Putin does not want to negotiate,” said the French president. “But it is clear that he is betting on bringing Ukraine into submission by increasing strikes against civilians and seeking to plunge the country into darkness this winter. Our responsibility is to make this bet fail. »

In the talks on Ukraine, “we must now go further and clearly say, including to the Russians, what we want for the post-war period”, but also “specify what we expect from the United States for the security of Europe in the long term”, said Emmanuel Macron.