Ségolène Royal assured this Saturday on the social network Twitter that she had "
never denied war crimes
" and apologized "
to the victims if they thought so
", after her controversial remarks on the war in Ukraine.
Thursday evening, on BFMTV, she had denounced "
war propaganda by fear
" on the part of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and questioned in particular the reality of "
bombed maternity
" in the south-east of Ukraine in march.
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She also questioned the Boutcha massacre or "
the story of child rape for seven hours under the eyes of the parents
".
"
It's monstrous to go and broadcast things like that only to interrupt the peace process
," she said.
His remarks sparked a lively controversy within the political world.
“
I have never denied war crimes and I gladly apologize to the victims if they thought so
”, tweeted Ségolène Royal this Saturday.
She wanted to highlight the end of her remarks on Thursday, according to her, "
cut in the replays
".
She specified that "
there is a form of one-upmanship in the description of the horror, to encourage arms deliveries and to refrain from setting up negotiation and peace processes, while the Ukrainian people needs peace (...).
The portrayal of horrors as part of war propaganda impedes peace processes
”.
“
To plead for peace is to act for the end of the suffering of the Ukrainian people and of Russian aggression
,” she said again on Saturday.
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