“
Our soldiers are cold and with empty stomachs
”: LFI deputies Bastien Lachaud and Aurélien Saintoul denounced on Friday “
living conditions unworthy of soldiers deployed in Romania
”, revealed by Mediapart, and announced that they would question the National Assembly.
France is the framework nation for a NATO mission in Romania, currently 350 French soldiers strong.
Paris also intends to deploy a dozen armored infantry vehicles (VBCI) and a dozen Leclerc tanks in this country in the coming weeks.
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The mission, launched on February 28 in response to Russian strikes against Ukraine, aims to strengthen the defense of NATO's eastern flank over time.
According to the two deputies, "
we are facing a serious problem in terms of logistics and support
", estimate the Insoumis in a press release, citing extremely frugal meals, randomly heated tents, the presence of bedbugs or even toilets in poor condition.
Facts "
all the more serious as it has now been more than eight months since the French soldiers are deployed in Romania
", they add.
"
As it is a deterrent and defensive mission and not a combat one, no excuse of rusticity can be put forward either
", according to them.
Bastien Lachaud and Aurélien Saintoul wonder: “
Beyond that, what dissuasive message is sent to Russia when our soldiers are cold and on empty stomachs?
»
They warn that they will "
seize the chairman of the Defense Committee
", of which they are both members.
Bastien Lachaud is rapporteur on the budgetary appropriations allocated to joint support and logistics and Aurélien Saintoul, secretary of the commission and co-chairman of the working group on external operations.