“The situation is very serious, we must not delude ourselves”, declared the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian qualified Thursday, February 10 on France Inter that the military maneuvers “extremely massive” launched today by Russia in Belarus, in the midst of the Ukrainian crisis, “act of great violence” Who “concerned” the French government. “Each country has the right to organize military maneuvers, of course, but there is a very significant accumulation of exercises on the borders of Ukraine”said the Minister.
These maneuvers to take place from February 10 to 20, Jean-Yves Le Drian estimated that they will also be “a very significant test” because it will suffice to see if Vladimir Putin withdraws his troops at the end of the maneuvers or if he leaves them.
“Vladimir Putin has the cards in hand: either he sees himself as a power of imbalance and can lead to major crises, or he sees himself as a builder of dialogue and de-escalation. It’s up to him to play .”
Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister of Foreign Affairsat France Inter
“I consider that the situation is very serious, we must not delude ourselves”added the Minister of Foreign Affairs, estimating that “125,000” the number of Russian soldiers on the Russian-Ukrainian border. He also welcomed the dialogue between Emmanuel Macron and Vladimir Putin on Monday, “beginning of a process where everyone expresses themselves very firmly, sometimes even in a stiff way, but where things are put on the table”.
.@JY_LeDrian “The situation is very serious: Russia has given itself the means to launch a new aggression against Ukraine. There is no decision taken as far as I know, but when you have 125,000 men at the border, it there’s something to be worried about.” #le79Inter pic.twitter.com/8uezsU5ht7
– France Inter (@franceinter) February 10, 2022