While Ukraine’s military situation is delicate, by President Zelensky’s own admission, the subject is struggling to find its place in the French campaign for the European elections in June 2024. One candidate, however, continues to insist on the urgency : the head of the PS list – Public square Raphaël Glucksmann. This Friday, May 3, he took advantage of the visit to Paris by the mayor of kyiv to make his voice heard again on the subject.
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Raphaël Glucksmann has so far failed to get to kyiv during the campaign, so it was kyiv that came to him, writes Aurélien Devernoix, from the RFI political service. And ahead of Vitaliy Klitschko, the head of the PS list – Public Square European elections of June 2024 displays its unfailing support for theUkraine : “ The truth of Europe today is in the trenches in the east, north and south of Ukraine. And it is our common future that is at stake every day that passes in Ukraine. »
A message perfectly heard by the mayor of kyiv: “ I’m crossing my fingers for people like him who understand how important it is to stop this war and we need these people fighting for it. »
The crucial question, munitions » for Ukraine
“ The situation is very difficultcontinues Vitaliy Klitschko. We need ammunition. We have a big deficit in weapons, in modern weapons. This is why we need immediate support. In kyiv, we have air alerts two or three times a day and everyone has to take refuge in shelters. We need more protection: air defense is very important for us, anti-missile systems. This question is a priority. Concerning the sending of ground troops, Emmanuel Macron and the French will decide for themselves, but the crucial question is ammunition, it is much more important. »
Words that ring sweet in the ears of the socialist mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, great organizer of this majestic evening for Raphaël Glucksmann: “ He is having a great campaign, he is giving a new perspective of what the left can be in France. »
Seizure of Russian funds
But, for Raphaël Glucksmann, the opportunity is also good to target his closest rival in the Europeans, Valérie Hayer, by targeting his boss, Emmanuel Macron : “Have we multiplied our production of 155 mm shells twelvefold, as the Germans have done, who are not yet the spearhead of support for Ukraine? No, in France, we have not done that.” And to propose the creation of a European defense fund of 100 billion euros, and the seizure of some 200 billion in Russian funds blocked in Europe.
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