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The virulent exchange on current issues between Gabriel Attal and Marine Le Pen, following Emmanuel Macron's comments on a possible sending of troops to Ukraine, confirmed that small internal political calculations were never far from the major strategic considerations.
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The president of the RN group was indeed quick to denounce the logic of
“cobelligerence”
induced by the presidential opening.
This was what the Macronist camp was waiting for to send the Pas-de-Calais MP back to her supposed submission to Russia.
“You were waiting for the first opportunity to recall the true loyalties that are yours
,” said the Prime Minister, who wondered if
“Vladimir Putin's troops are not already in our country”
;
by driving the point home:
“I’m talking about you and your troops, Ms Le Pen”
.
Here is the RN identified with nothing less than an enemy occupying army and accused of being “the party of the foreigner”.
The bet of a start
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