prevent Putin from winning in Ukraine without getting drawn into the spiral of war against Russia,” said Hubert Védrine

The former Minister of Foreign Affairs insists that reflections on a “European defense organization” should begin.

“We must stay with the strategy set by Biden from the beginning, that is to say, prevent Putin from winning in Ukraine without getting drawn into the spiral of war with Russia”estimates Saturday February 17 on franceinfo Hubert Védrine, former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

“If the Ukrainian army is threatened by a lack of men, a lack of weapons, it is obvious that we must raise Ukraine’s level of defense. We remain with the same strategy: as there is a additional threat, the new commitments of Great Britain, Germany, France are logical, necessary”adds the former minister.

Furthermore, even if he thinks that Putin will not attack a NATO member country, Hubert Védrine believes that deterrence must be strengthened in the Baltic States. “We must not take risks and there must not be a system that is a little vague, a little fragile. If there is a place where deterrence really needs to be credible, threatening for Russia, These are the Baltic countries. because “Putin is obsessed with the question of Russians and Russian speakers.”

“The subject is not Putin, it’s Trump”

Finally, on the subject of defense Europe, “the subject is not Putin, it’s Trump”indicates Hubert Védrine, insisting that reflections on a “European defense organization” begin. “Reflections must begin now, quietly, seriously, to be ready for this situation if Trump is ever elected and if he goes through with his intentions. This is one hypothesis among others, but we must not be caught off guard, otherwise there will be cacophonous arguments between Europeans in 2025.”