a “slightly big string”, a few days before the European elections, believes Manon Aubry

Invited on Franceinfo on Wednesday, the head of the LFI list in the European elections questions “the timing” of this visit, seeing there a “desire to exploit the war in Ukraine”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will be alongside the President of the Republic, Joe Biden and European leaders for the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, on Omaha beach. He will also address the deputies of the Assembly on Friday and will be received by Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée. “The string is a little big” a few days before the European elections, said Wednesday June 5 on franceinfo the head of the list of La France insoumise (LFI) Manon Aubry.

“Two days before the European elections, he receives President Zelensky in an exceptional and unplanned manner,” she laments, wondering “on timing” of this visit, seeing there a “desire to exploit the war in Ukraine”. “I do not agree that this conflict should be used for electoral purposes,” she says, while pointing“hypocrisy” of France towards Russia. “We have a President of the Republic who will make major speeches this week on peace and who, at the same time, continues to buy Russian liquefied gas and therefore to finance Russian weapons of war against Ukraine”she explains.

“We no longer understand much about the strategy of the President of the Republic. One day, he is going to send troops, the other day, he wants more. One day, he wants to strike deep into Russian territory, ‘other day, he doesn’t want to anymore.’

Manon Aubry, head of the LFI list in the European elections

on franceinfo

Criticizing Emmanuel Macron’s controversial statements on a possible deployment of Western ground troops in Ukraine, judged “irresponsible” And “ineffective”doing “take the risk of a warlike escalation”, Manon Aubry once again called for a resumption of negotiations “to open a path to peace”. For the head of the rebellious list, the priority is to “deliver arms” promised to Ukraine. “We have delivered less than a third of the weapons promised by the European Union, so let’s start with that”, she emphasizes. She called for the EU to keep its promises on military aid, including the delivery “armored vehicles, anti-aircraft defense systems”.