Putin’s power remains strong
Dominique Meyer, Boulogne-Billancourt (Hauts-de-Seine)
It is with great interest that I read the file on “the decline of the Russian empire”. Certainly, in this huge country, there are many weaknesses and dysfunctions. However, in my humble opinion, the power remains solid. Indeed, the protagonist of this rebellion is a creature of Mr. Putin, whom the latter has allowed to prosper. Furthermore, Mr. Putin has issued a decree which decides that all these militias, which he has allowed to multiply, must be incorporated into the regular Russian army. Finally, Mr. Putin, if he deems it necessary, will not hesitate to eliminate Mr. Prigojine. The first found in Mr. Lukashenko a minion to execute his opponents. I fear that the army of Ukraine will be overwhelmed by this influx of militarized men. (“The decline of the Russian Empire”, L’Express of June 22).
Russia: a set-up?
Dominique Calmels, Millau (Aveyron)
Is the Prigozhin mutiny real or is it a set-up? No one flinched during his march on Moscow: neither the army nor the police. No one came to the aid of the Russian power and its leader. According to the latter, the former betrayed him. Gold for any sanction: exile in Belarus with the men who remained faithful to him. A bit short, right? The problem is this: the master of the Kremlin transferred nuclear warheads to this country on his orders. What will become of these weapons if Prigojine has his law settled in Belarus? Didn’t Putin find this subterfuge to make someone else do the dirty work? (“The post-Putin period has begun”, L’Express of June 29).
A citizen must obey the police
Bruno Landron, Rezé (Loire-Atlantique)
I do not accept the way in which the media treat the Nahel affair by presenting him as a victim of police violence. If Nahel had obeyed the orders of the police, he would still be alive, period. I trust justice to analyze such facts and condemn them if necessary, but I expect objective information from the media. Similarly, I would have preferred to hear the President of the Republic recall that every citizen must obey the injunctions of the police, rather than pity this thug and condemn the policeman before justice. A few more cases like this and Mrs. Le Pen will be sure to win the next elections. (“Death of Nahel: when the Republic wavers”, on Lexpress.fr).
Immigration and jus soli
Michel Lyon, Crecy-la-Chapelle (Seine-et-Marne)
I have long been surprised by the absence, in all discussions on immigration, of the question of jus soli which allows any child born on French soil to become French, even if their parents are foreigners. From my point of view, this is an extraordinary advantage that promotes immigration. Wouldn’t it be essential to open a discussion on the subject? I am convinced that a referendum on the maintenance of this right would result in a “no”. (“Death of Nahel: when the Republic wavers”, on lexpress.fr)
Nuclear power and its representations
Philippe Save de Beaurecueil, Los Alamitos (USA)
Your articles on nuclear energy policy are interesting, but the illustrations are wrong. You show on the cover a cracked cooling tower. However, this is used to condense the steam leaving the turbine in any power station, whether thermal or nuclear. On the other hand, on pages 18-19, we can see two cooling towers red with heat like a metal. However, if a nuclear accident were to happen, what would turn red with heat would be the heart of the reactor which, overheated, would melt. (“They torpedo our nuclear”, L’Express of June 1).
Enthusiastic
Jean des Cars, Paris
Allow me to tell you that, for several months, I have again become an enthusiastic reader of L’Express, which I buy every Thursday. And in my new book, I wanted to quote Sylvain Fort’s brilliant column from January 12 on the unbearable Harry and Meghan. Bravo for your “Library”. And also for the judicious “Periscope”.
“They made L’Express” – Discover our summer series
Françoise Giroud, Albert Camus, Raymond Aron, François Mauriac… So many characters inseparable from the French intellectual life of the last century, who both marked the history of the country and struck people’s minds with their articles in this singular and demanding magazine. has always been L’Express. Personalities of journalism, literature or ideas, of great and small history. For its 70th anniversary, L’Express has therefore decided to honor those who contributed to writing the most beautiful pages of the newspaper. Throughout the summer, find great stories, signed by prestigious feathers, which take you back to visit the eras and the events associated with them. This week: Françoise Giroud, told by Catherine Nay.