War in Ukraine: Bayrou denounces Trump’s “brutality” and rents “the honor” of Zelensky

François Bayrou denounced Donald Trump’s “brutality” on Monday against Volodymyr Zelensky, at the opening of a debate in the National Assembly on Ukraine and Security in Europe, in which France must play “a central role”.

Returning to the altercation in the oval office of the White House, the Prime Minister spoke of “a staggering scene, marked with brutality, desire for humiliation” of the Ukrainian president. Which “did not fold” and which “honor” deserves “recognition”, he added, applauded by the deputies.

“We comply as if we were weak”

Since the Russian invasion of 2022, “we have changed in another world”. And with the American reversal, “it is European, to guarantee the security and defense of Europe,” he said. Because on the old continent, “we are strong and we do not know it. And we comply as if we were weak, “added the head of government. “France can play in the construction of this new world, this new balance, a central role, but it will only do so if it covers its confidence and its unity,” concluded François Bayrou.

“We can never support a chimerical European defense,” says Le Pen

Among the groups of the groups, Marine Le Pen (national rally), if she praised the “heroism” of the Ukrainian resistance in the face of “the indefensible Russian aggression”, also mentioned “Western intransigence vis-à-vis Russia”. “We can never support a chimerical European defense”, any more than “the sending of French fighter troops on Ukrainian soil”, “a madness”, she also reaffirmed, also opposed to the “sharing” of French nuclear deterrence with Europeans.

“Ukraine burns, and again you are looking elsewhere,” replied Gabriel Attal (Renaissance), denouncing “the Capitulard instinct” of the RN. “Let’s accelerate Ukraine’s membership process to the European Union,” advocated the former Prime Minister, who also called on France to “reconsider (its) position” on “having them frozen”.

The president of the socialist group Boris Vallaud then advocated “a great common loan of 500 billion euros” in Europe, with budgetary rules “magazines”, and asked, in France that the military programming law be “updated”.

Sunday in London, Keir Starmer indicated that the United Kingdom and France worked with Ukraine on a plan to “stop fighting”. In Le Figaro, Emmanuel Macron spoke of a truce “in the air, on the seas and the energy infrastructure”. At this point, this is just a “option”, however put London on Monday morning.

The PS connection with Macron

A first step before a possible ceasefire on the immense front line, an essential prerequisite for any possibility of deployment of European forces, in which France and Great Britain are ready to participate, within the framework of a peace agreement and under American protection.

Once is not custom, the head of state can count on the support of the Socialist Party, whose leader Olivier Faure said on Monday “find himself perfectly” in what he offers. On the right, the head of deputies LR Laurent Wauquiez judged on Sunday “essential to speak” with Vladimir Putin to “restore peace”. A rare point in common with the number one of the Communist Party Fabien Roussel, who does not want to “let Trump and Putin discuss together” and “seal an agreement on the backs of Europeans”.

The rebellious France had denounced, by the voice of its leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the “Atlantic servility” of European leaders who “demonized Putin”. “Here we are in a situation of dependence on the United States which is critical, and we will not come out without a firm will and a clear plan,” added the deputy LFI Aurélien Saintoul on Monday.