Nicolas Charbonneau: Forty years ago, the world was living in the era of the Cold War. The Soviet Union aimed its SS-20 nuclear missiles at Western Europe, the United States and NATO responded with Pershings aimed at Moscow.
Pacifism is a beautiful ideology, but it has rarely made the adversary bend. It would be crazy to cower thinking that we will escape conflict when the enemy delights in every sign of weakness, he writes. The debate and vote on aid to Ukraine take place on Tuesday in the National Assembly.