the communist Léon Deffontaines expects Emmanuel Macron to carry “a voice of peace”

Invited Tuesday on franceinfo, the PCF spokesperson pleads for “the need to bring a voice of peace misaligned with that of the United States”.

“I’m waiting for Emmanuel Macron” whether “living up to the history of its predecessors, in particular these presidents, de Gaulle, Mitterrand and Chirac, who succeeded in bringing an original voice of France to the international scene“, said Tuesday March 5, on franceinfo Léon Deffontaines, spokesperson for the PCF, head of the list for the European elections and former spokesperson for Fabien Roussel for the 2022 presidential election. Emmanuel Macron called for a “strategic surge” by raising the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine. Léon Deffontaines pleads for the “need to bring a voice of peace that is misaligned with that of the United States.”

The communist does not “don’t care at all” the head of state’s idea of ​​sending Western troops to Ukraine. “What these two years of war in Ukraine teach us is that there is no military solution to this conflict”, assures Léon Deffontaines. If it is necessary “help the Ukrainians resist the invasion of Russia”it is necessary at the same time “find a way out of peace”. He expects France and the European Union to carry “a voice of peace”.

The question of Ukraine’s neutrality status

The head of the PCF list in the European elections pleads for a “peace treaty” by handing over “around the table Mr Zelensky and Mr Putin”. “We achieve this by isolating Vladimir Putin on the international scene today.” Léon Deffontaines recalls that “China, a coalition of African countries and Brazil have already signed a peace treaty.” He denounces the fact that “the European Union finds itself among the last to refuse to join this coalition of countries.” “I would like the European Union and France to carry out their own peace project and invite other UN member states to join this peace treaty to isolate Vladimir Putin.”

The communist adds that this peace treaty must include “the ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops”, but also “the question of the neutrality status of Ukraine and this region” in order to “give pledges to Vladimir Putin’s regime to force it to come back to the table”. That question “must be asked now”, insists Léon Deffontaines. He calls for “have political courage”.

“The only way to achieve this is to carry this peace treaty with this status of neutrality of Ukraine which must be established from the outset from the start of the discussion”insists the communist, while “isolating Vladimir Putin on the international scene, including today from those who can claim to be close to Vladimir Putin.” “Neither China, nor the countries of Africa, nor Brazil, which signed a peace treaty, have any interest in this conflict lasting over time,” adds Léon Deffontaines.