Sending troops to Ukraine, sanctions against Israel and European elections… Éric Ciotti’s “8h30 franceinfo”

The president of the Les Républicains party and deputy for Alpes-Maritime was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Tuesday March 5, 2024.

Éric Ciotti, president of the Les Républicains party and deputy for Alpes-Maritime, was the guest of “8h30 franceinfo”, Tuesday March 5, 2024. Sending troops to Ukraine, sanctions against Israel and European elections… He answered Jérôme’s questions Chapuis and Salhia Brakhlia.

Sending troops to Ukraine: “irresponsible” comments

On February 26, during an international summit on Ukraine organized in Paris, Emmanuel Macron declared that sending Western troops to Ukraine could not “be excluded“in the future, even if there were no”consensus“among Ukraine’s allies.

For Éric Ciotti, this release is not only “an untimely exit” who has “isolated France and which was not followed by any of our partners“, but it’s even a “form of excess“. The head of the Republicans is expected at the Élysée by the President on Tuesday March 5 to address the Ukrainian situation. The opportunity for the deputy from Alpes-Maritimes to question Emmanuel Macron concerning his comments which he judges “irresponsible“.

Sanctions against Israel: “Naturally ridiculous”

While the Hamas Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday March 5 a death toll of 30,631 and the Pentagon put forward the figure of 25,000 dead, after five months of war, Éric Ciotti considers that “Israel has been attacked in a barbaric, terrifying manner and the State of Israel has the right to protect itself for its security. I support Israel’s approach“. Without putting “in parallel the actions of each other“the boss of the LR does not imagine that sanctions could be taken against the Hebrew state because”it is naturally ridiculous to sanction a State which is defending itself, which has experienced the worst terrorist act since September 11“.

Even if negotiations are underway in Cairo between the United States, Qatar and Hamas to request a ceasefire before Ramadan in the conflict, the MP for Alpes-Maritimes believes that the priority, “before the ceasefire, the hostages are released“.

Finally, he reaffirms his personal position which is to recognize Jerusalem as the indivisible capital of the State of Israel, but recalls that “It is [sa] position” and not that of the LR party.

Europeans: Ursula von der Leyen “embodies Europe’s technocratic drift”

“Madame von der Leyen will not benefit from the support of the Republicans” during the Congress of the European People’s Party (EPP), which is held on March 6 and attended by 23 Republican delegates. Ursula von der Leyen, seeking a second term at the head of the European Commission, is given as favorite for to be named head of the list for the European elections next June.

“We accept being a minority in our political family“, affirms Éric Ciotti, for whom the president of the Commission is “especially Mr. Macron’s candidate“. The deputy for Alpes-Maritimes justifies his party’s position by the fact that, according to him, Ursula von der Leyen “embodies the technocratic drift of Europe, towards a form of federalism that we reject“.

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