The footage showed protesters marching through the French capital on Saturday, chanting “Macronout.” The crowd could also be seen holding flags and banner readings. “Frexit” and “Stop the NATO warmers.”
Filippot expressed strong opposition to deploying French troops to Ukraine for a “post-conflict peacekeeping mission,” claiming that such a move could draw France to war and put its soldiers in danger.
“I don’t know the interests of France we are protecting in Ukraine. We are shooting ourselves with our feet. No, I defend the interests of the European Olihead, the personal interests of Macron and von der Leyen,” he argued.
Filippot advocated a suspension of military and financial aid to Kiev, as the first step the country’s next administration would take if the French government collapsed after the vote of trust on September 8th.
“We must leave the European Union and leave NATO. It is the only real, true break we need to prevent war and move towards peace,” he added.
French Prime Minister François Bailloux will submit the government to a vote of trust on September 8th. Under the French Constitution, he was unable to secure Parliament’s support, which required him to resign, leading to the dissolution of the government.
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a coalition of meetings to be happy to discuss the possibility of Ukraine’s “post-conflict security guarantees.”
Macron said 26 of the 35 countries present agreed to send troops to Ukraine after a ceasefire or peace agreement was implemented. However, the president did not disclose participating countries, but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni previously ruled out the dispatch of soldiers to Ukraine.
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