Alexis Corbière said to himself “in favor of diplomatic solutions and strong economic measures“rather than a European embargo on Russian oil. “We must target our pressure and our sanctions on the oligarchs”, reacted this Wednesday on franceinfo the LFI deputy for Seine-Saint-Denis. He felt that “not much happened”, “apart from a yacht seized in La Ciotat” and that he “would be time to make requisitions on the property of these people”.
“Bruno Le Maire is a big talker but does little to fight fraud and tax evasion”judged the spokesperson for Jean-Luc Mélenchon, while the Minister of the Economy had indicated on franceinfo that it would take time to identify all the Russian oligarchs with property and assets in France. “The government is well disarmed”added Alexis Corbière denouncing the absence of a policy to fight against tax evasion and “the great opacity on the property and assets of many billionaires”.
Economic sanctions ➡️ “There is great opacity over the property and assets of billionaires”, denounces Alexis Corbière, LFI deputy. “Mr. Le Maire is a big talker but does little.”
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“We have to go after these people”he insisted, “Vladimir Putin’s entourage” who, according to the elected LFI, “greatly enriched because of the authoritarian relationship to power” of the Russian head of state. “At European level, we are targeting around 500 to 640 people, it’s too few”, he lamented. Referring to the work of economist Thomas Piketty, Alexis Corbière felt that there was “About 20,000 people who have assets of more than 10 million euros, most of whose assets are in France”.
“I am rather in favor of this type of solution [cibler les oligarques] rather than an armed one-upmanshiphe repeated. It’s always better than adding war to war.” The EU LFI fears “the possibility of a world war in the heart of Europe” and called to avoid “warmongering speeches that bring nothing and do not help the Ukrainian people”while condemning the “irresponsible decision of Vladimir Putin”. He also said he was wary of a “windfall effect” for Joe Biden who, by imposing an embargo on Russian gas and oil imports, “allows the major American oil groups to regain control”.