Paris called on Kyiv to recognize Crimea as Russian to stabilize the situation in Ukraine
The Parisian weekly “Point” published an article by a member of the scientific council of the French Foundation for Political Innovation, a prominent economist Laurence Daziano, under the heading “Restoring ties with Russia – a European imperative,” which states that France must play a central role in resetting relations between Europe and Russia, reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
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“Laurence Daziano quite rightly points to the Ukrainian crisis as the main reason for the discord between Moscow and Western European capitals, including Paris,” the publication notes. “According to her, there were serious disagreements on this issue in France in civil society, political parties, “even in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the former French ambassador in Moscow Jean de Gliniasti calls US intervention in order to pursue a policy of containment as one of the main reasons for the crisis in Ukraine.” attitude towards Russia." Laurence Daziano states that the leader of the center-right Republicans party, Nicolas Sarkozy, has taken a clear position towards Moscow. Based on the experience of resolving the conflict between Russia and Georgia in August 2008, the former French president called for dialogue with Vladimir Putin, a person, as he emphasized, “with whom one can and should talk.”
The author also suggests specific steps to stabilize the situation.
“As for Ukraine itself, “the implementation of the Minsk agreements, Kiev’s recognition of the annexation of Crimea to Russia, as well as the special status of the eastern Russian-speaking regions will lead to the desired stabilization there,” the newspaper reports the words of the French economist. – The author is convinced: everyone should moderate their emotions and ambitions, and discern their true interests. And he adds: “Europeans, in particular, need to become useful mediators in the peace process, abandoning the role of the “transfer link” of the American containment policy, since Ukraine has no natural predisposition to join the European Union or NATO.”
Laurence Dasiano believes that France could play a central role in reassessing relations with Russia, as Nicolas Sarkozy has already pointed out.
“What is at stake now is Europe’s connection with Russia, which is actively seeking to join the growth of the Asian economy in the east,” Daziano concludes. – While Germany considers itself a de facto “European Middle Empire” in strategic, political and economic terms, France is an independent power. Therefore, now is the time to go to negotiations with Vladimir Putin.”
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