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War in Ukraine: the coming week “is going to be difficult and perhaps catastrophic”, says the editor-in-chief of “Russian Monitor”
War in Ukraine: the coming week “is going to be difficult and perhaps catastrophic”, estimates the editor-in-chief of “Russian Monitor” – (franceinfo)
Monday, December 11, Olivier Védrine, professor and editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper “Russian Monitor”, is the guest of 19/20 info to return to the issues of the decisive week which is beginning for Ukraine.
Monday, December 11, a crucial week begins for Ukraine. “We are getting to the heart of the matter in terms of long-term commitments. Indeed, this week is going to be difficult and perhaps catastrophic”explains Olivier Védrine, professor and editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Russian Monitoron the set of 19/20 info.
Convince the American Congress
First step in this important period: Tuesday, in the American Congress, Volodymyr Zelensky will try to convince the assembly to vote for the continuation of American military aid, crucial for the future of his country. Indispensable aid for the survival of Ukraine, which “is in danger of death”believes Olivier Védrine.
“It is also, for Westerners, the survival of the Western camp, because if we abandon Ukraine, the West will be marginalized. And other countries, other autocracies will settle their scores by not taking into account of our pseudo power, since we will have failed to support Ukraine”, says Olivier Védrine. For him, the Ukrainian president still has a chance of convincing the American Congress, because “not all Republicans are Trumpists”, and some of them “want to continue helping Ukraine.”
